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NHTSA estimates 38,680 traffic fatalities in 2020, up 7.2% from 2019 despite 13.2% drop in VMT

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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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U.S. visitors deaths unwell in 2023 at the same time as extra miles are pushed

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24 deaths in line with 100 million car miles traveled, unwell from the projected fee of one.32 Site visitors deaths throughout the three-month length additionally diminished in 32 states, although they higher in 18 states and Puerto Rico, in keeping with NHTSA estimates. 32 for a similar length in 2022. The post U.S.