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U.S. Highway Fatality Rate Drops to Historic Low
Last year America's highway fatality rate dropped to 1.18 deaths per 100 million miles driven, matching the lowest ratio on record, according to the National Safety Council.
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Last year America's highway fatality rate dropped to 1.18 deaths per 100 million miles driven, matching the lowest ratio on record, according to the National Safety Council.
The preliminary figures indicate the number of injuries and fatalities last year were virtually unchanged at 4.3 million and 35,400, respectively. The NSC points out that the stable rates came in spite of a 1.4% increase in the number of miles driven.
States with the highest number of traffic deaths last year were Texas (3,464), California (3,084) and Florida (2,501). Areas with the lowest totals were the District of Columbia (26), Vermont (44) and Rhode Island (46).
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