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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The latest annual data from the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2018 the maximum (348,796 million miles in California) was 94.5 times greater than the minimum (3,691 million miles in the District of Columbia). The data apply to 2018. The lowest amount of travel on both measures is in the District of Columbia.

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Average annual highway vehicle miles traveled per capita varies by state

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On a per-capita basis, the number of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) on the nation’s roads varies from a low of 5,300 annual miles in the District of Columbia to 16,900 annual miles in Wyoming. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, August 2018, Table VM-2. Sources: VMT – U.S.

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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state

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Nevada joins 16 other States, the District of Columbia and Québec in this effort— led by the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)—to work toward a goal that 100% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be zero emission vehicles by 2050 with an interim target of 30% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.

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GHSA report: 6,590 pedestrians killed on US roads in 2019, highest since 1988

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GHSA’s projection represents a 5% increase from 2018 in the number of pedestrian fatalities. During the 10-year period from 2009 to 2018, the number of pedestrian fatalities increased by 53% (from 4,109 deaths in 2009 to 6,283 deaths in 2018); by comparison, the combined number of all other traffic deaths increased by 2%.

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GHSA projects that drivers killed more than 7500 pedestrians in 2022; most since 1981

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Earlier this year, GHSA released a preview of state and national pedestrian traffic deaths for the first six months of 2022, based on preliminary data reported by the State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in 49 states and the District of Columbia (DC). Earlier post.)

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IIHS study finds simple centerline hardening can make left turns safer for pedestrians

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Pedestrian fatalities rose 53% from 2009 to 2018 and now account for 17% of traffic deaths nationwide. A little more than half of all crashes involving pedestrians took place at intersections in 2018, resulting in more than 6,700 serious injuries to pedestrians and more than 1,500 pedestrian fatalities.

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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The company has installed on average four stations per week since its first charging station opened a little over three years ago in May 2018.

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