In 2000, rollover crashes killed 9,873 occupants of passenger cars and light trucks, almost one-third of the total deaths of occupants of these types of vehicles. A rollover crash is far more likely to result in fatalities than are non-rollover crashes. In 2000, only 3 percent of all passenger vehicles involved in crashes were rollovers, but rollovers accounted for 20 percent of passengervehicles involved in fatal crashes. Controlling for vehicle type shows that within the passenger vehicle category, light trucks are more likely than passenger cars to be involved in rollover crashes and when rollovers occur, the proportions of fatal and injury only type crashes that involve rollovers are also higher among light trucks than passenger cars.…
Fact 2: people who get into car accidents and don’t die but are seriously injured will have more than $50 billion of medical bills and work loss costs. Fact 3: 34 states have primary seatbelt laws for front seat drivers. Fact 4: people 18-34 are less likely to wear their seatbelts than people older than 35 Fact 5: backseat riders a less like to wear…
Not everyone is lucky enough to make it out of these crashes alive In the year 2013; 32,719 people died on US roadways, 21% of the accidents were caused by cell phone use. That 21% is equal to 6,871 people, that’s how many died in the year 2013 because of using their cell phones while driving. After the 21% that died 330,000 more were injured by a cell phone induced automobile crash. It doesn’t stop there, from 2001 to 2007 cell phone use while driving killed 16,000 people.…
Driving it is something most people do 87% of the American population have their driver’s license. In a recent survey 75% of people think driving in the winter is more dangerous than driving in the summer but they are wrong. According to Forbes magazine over 800 more people are killed in the summer vs winter. There are many reasons to this the main 2 are speeding, andalcohol. Speeding it is estimated that everyone may speed in their life time during driving even if it’s only for passing a car it’s still speeding.…
"The Dangers of Texting and Driving. " Texting and driving statistics. Textingand Driving .com, 2010. Web. 4 Apr 2012. <http://textinganddrivingstatistics.com/>.…
Assignment: Who Causes Collisions Inexperience means when a driver has little to no experience when it comes to driving a car. Not knowing what you're doing while in the car this can cause people to get into the accident, getting arrested, and you or someone gets hurt or killed. This is because inexperienced drivers could possibly not know how to operate the vehicle or what road signs means. To avoid inexperienced driving I would suggest the person get lessons or take a driving course to better understand how to operate the vehicle. While taking lessons and learning the person can easily people a decent driver.…
No matter what kind of coverage you desire, you certainly want to find the lowest auto insurance rate possible. A wise car insurance shopper should become educated about the various factors auto insurance providers used to determine rates. At the most general level, car insurance rates are determined by the estimated "risk" level of the driver. The lowest car insurance rates are quoted to those drivers who are perceived by the provider to carry the lowest risk. Of course, it is impossible for auto insurance companies to know for certain how likely it is you will get into an accident.…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic fatalities have decreased by 3% from 2012 to 2013. However, in 2013, 32,719 motor vehicle related fatalities still occurred in the United States and were reported based on population, licensed drivers, registered drivers, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The…
1.6 million crashes a year. From what you may ask? In this paper I will tell you why I think cell phones should not be used while driving. I will give all of the crash statistics, and what other people think of it.…
Teenage leading death causes is from drunk driving. The big problem is that six teens ages 16-19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. In 2013, 2,163 teenagers in the U.S. ages 16-19 were killed and 243,243 were treated in emergency centers for injuries that happened in the motor vehicle crashes. The vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 was almost two times that of their female counterparts. The risk increases with the number of teen passengers.…
The accident rates were not much different from the baseline conditions but these factors point to elevated accident chances over the long duration. More accidents occurred while the drivers were on their cell phones than in either other condition (Strayer, Drews, & Crouch, 2006). In addition, it is reported that in 2012 about 7% of the fatal crashes in the age group ranging from 20 to 39 were cell phone related accidents (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2012). Consequently, theoretically if cell phone usage was eliminated…
On November 1st, 2014 my life changed. I was playing soccer and suffered a head to head collision. Upon impact the right side of my body became paralyzed. I got down on one knee before experiencing a 2 minute seizure. When I woke up from the seizure I heard constant chatter, worried faces, and my legs were completely numb.…
Most motorists blame the lack of barriers especially along the Grand Canyon State which is a lightly populated desert. There are long stretches of highway that lack these barriers causing vehicular accidents. 2. I-95 (Connecticut) – This highway passes through 15 states and according to the National…
I. Sleep deprivation has become a major problem with Americans because many people are not serious about the night sleep. o The normal hours for different ages of people such as babies, toddlers, young kids, teenagers, adults, and elders. o Many people don’t care about sleeping at night because they are busy with their school, work, and family.…
In these countries, there have been less fatal road accidents reported due to their age factor where teenagers drive at an earlier age. It is even more worrying that some states allow teens at an early age of fourteen to drive (Berardelli,…