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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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as compared to the 36,096 fatalities reported in 2019. fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. For the third and fourth quarters of 2020, fatalities are projected to be greater than the corresponding quarters in 2019. FARS is a census of fatal traffic crashes in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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NHTSA estimates trafic fatalities increased 18.4% y-o-y in 1H 2021

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However, the report also shows that the fatality rate in Q2 has declined—the first decline in year-to-year quarterly fatality rate since Q4 of 2019. The fatality rate for the first half of 2021 increased to 1.34 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up 4.7% from the projected rate of 1.28 Data: NHTSA.

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Tesla Model S falls from cliff, gets totaled; owner walks with a scratch on his arm

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A recent story of a Model S P90D crash from Puerto Rico is proving to be one of the most remarkable yet. Just like the recent Model S crash in Puerto Rico, the California incident all but proved that Teslas are extremely tough vehicles. All four occupants of the Model 3 were able to leave the vehicle’s wreck.

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GHSA projects 17% jump in pedestrian fatalities in Q1 2021

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in both 2020 and 2019. which remained steady in 2017-2019. which remained steady in 2017-2019. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. of research firm Westat. Source: GHSA.

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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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Tesla launches “Cyberquad for Kids” with 36V battery, 15-mile range, and 10 mph max speed

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Fresh of the release of its Cybertruck-inspired Cyberwhistle , Tesla has launched the next product in its “Cyber” line of merchandise — the Cyberquad for Kids, a miniature version of the ATV that the company unveiled with its all-electric steel pickup truck back in late 2019. The Cybertruck for Kids could be ordered here.

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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

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In May 2015, NHTSA announced that it was taking the unprecedented step of coordinating a four-year plan of “just-in-time” recalls to replace nearly 69 million defective Takata airbags by 2019.