Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Deaths on US Roads at Highest Level Since 2005; Also Largest Annual % Increase Ever Recorded

 Road deaths soared more than 10 percent last year compared to a year earlier, reaching 42,915, according to estimates released today (May 17, 2022) by federal transportation officials, the Washington Post website reports.


It was the highest number of fatalities nationwide since 2005.


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also reported that it was the largest annual percentage increase in the history of its Fatality Analysis Reporting System which began in 1975.

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