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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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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2020 shows that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. as compared to the 36,096 fatalities reported in 2019. fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. billion miles—about a 13.2%

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DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

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Based on average mpg and miles driven, a person owning a gasoline vehicle pays between $141 and $398 in fuel taxes each year, depending upon the state in which the fuel is purchased. mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. Energy Information Administration website, August 2019. Based on a vehicle with an average fuel economy of 22.3

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Flying declined substantially more than driving during the current pandemic

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In this brief note, I examine the distances traveled by flying and driving in the United States in March and April 2020—the first two months of the current pandemic—and compare them with the corresponding distances in March and April 2019. The results are shown in the table below. Two caveats are in order.

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Waterloo team uses on-board data to identify speed as the best predictor of car crashes

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Their analysis revealed speeding is a strong predictor of crashes, while statistically significant links for the other kinds of aggressive driving couldn’t be established. —Stefan Steiner, a statistics professor in Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics. Manda Winlaw, Stefan H. Steiner, R. Jock MacKay, Allaa R. 2019.06.003.

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TRB releases new report identifying deficiencies impacting e-scooter rider safety

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According to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, there were at least 158 US cities with e-scooter systems as of July 2022, nearly double the 87 systems in operation in 2019. Personal ownership of e-scooters is also growing and projected to increase throughout this decade.

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Construction can turn green

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But there’s so much more to sustainability than what we can do in our personal lives. The statistics are similar around the world. Since 2019, public tenders for construction work on roads, schools, nursery homes, water, and sewage pipes, have been awarded to firms doing the work with zero-emission machinery and trucks.

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Inspire Kids to Study STEM with These Educational Resources

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Bureau of Labor Statistics , STEM careers were expected to grow by nearly 9 percent between 2017 and 2029. The Economic Times reported that India experienced a 44 percent increase in STEM jobs from 2016 to 2019. Share personal stories with students to ignite their interest. According to the U.S. percent from 2013 to 2025.

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