NHTSA estimates 38,680 traffic fatalities in 2020, up 7.2% from 2019 despite 13.2% drop in VMT
Green Car Congress
JUNE 5, 2021
Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 decreased by about 430.2 billion miles—about a 13.2% The projected fatality rate for 2020 would be the greatest since 2007. The fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11
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