The number of traffic-relates fatalities in the United States fell to an all time low in 2010, says reports from the Department of Transportation. According to reports sent in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2010 was marked as the year of lowest traffic-related fatalities with a figure of 32,788 fatalities. This comes as a 3% drop from the overall figure reported in 2009.
Furthermore, it was reported that in 2010 the rate of 1.09 deaths per 100 million miles of vehicle travel was recorded as the lowest since 1949. The latest figures to come out show a 5% drop in fatalities since 2005, when nearly 43,510 deaths were recorded.
Furthermore, it was reported that in 2010 the rate of 1.09 deaths per 100 million miles of vehicle travel was recorded as the lowest since 1949. The latest figures to come out show a 5% drop in fatalities since 2005, when nearly 43,510 deaths were recorded.
These figures are particularly surprising when you take into consideration the fact that Americans drove 3 trillion million miles in 2010, the most ever driven since 2007. The Northwest Pacific states of Oregon, Washington. Montana, Idaho and Alaska registered the biggest drops in fatality rates.
The department has said that this is due to drivers paying more attention to drunk driving and using seatbelts.
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