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Roadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. Subaru, which has performed well in IIHS pedestrian crash avoidance tests, considers visibility its first line of safety, according to spokesperson Todd Hill. Thanks to vehicle improvements, seatbelt laws and other changes, fatal crashes in the U.S. trended downward for decades, hitting a low of 29,867 in 2011. Government estimates of fatal crashes in 2022 show a 43% increase to 42,795 — partially thanks to increases in speeding and drunk driving and decreases in seatbelt use. Fatal crashes also increased as a percent of total miles driven.
Persons: — Alyssa Milligan, Alyssa, , Jessica Cicchino, they’re, ” Cicchino, Todd Hill, Transportation’s Volpe, Billy Richling, Jessica Hart, Allie, ” Hart, , didn’t, ” John Capp, we’re, I’ve, Organizations: Nashville —, National Association of City Transportation, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Insurance Institute for Highway, Subaru, Consumer, U.S . Department, Transportation’s, Transportation’s Volpe Center, Volpe Center, Silverado, U.S, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, National Association of City Transportation Officials, D.C, Ford Transit, General Motors, GM Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, Nashville, U.S, Washington
Vehicles are built to be safer than ever before, but pedestrian and cyclist deaths are rising. A rise in the popularity of larger vehicles, like vans and trucks, may be a factor in this increase. Ronald E. VanHoose/Associated PressRoadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. Fatal crashes also increased as a percent of total miles driven. AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinHart is now an advocate with the Washington chapter of Families for Safe Streets, a nonprofit working to end fatal crashes.
Persons: , Alyssa Milligan, Alyssa, Ronald E, Jessica Cicchino, they're, Cicchino, Todd Hill, Transportation's Volpe, Billy Richling, Jessica Hart, Allie, Allie Hart, Mark Schiefelbein, Hart, didn't, Mark Schiefelbein John Capp, we're, Mark Schiefelbein Hart, I've Organizations: Service, Nashville —, Associated, National Association of City Transportation, Insurance Institute for Highway, Subaru, Consumer, U.S . Department, Transportation's, Transportation's Volpe Center, Volpe Center, Silverado, U.S, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, National Association of City Transportation Officials, D.C, AP, Ford Transit, General Motors, GM Locations: Tennessee, Nashville, U.S, Washington
Side guards can also stop people and cars from being crushed by a truck's rear wheels. A man stands on a truck's rear underride guard in Mexico City in 2021. Isaac Guzman/Getty Images'A catch-22'The US government and road safety experts have known for at least 50 years that underride guards save lives. Rear underride guards have been mandatory for most trucks in the US since the 1950s. Cahalan blames the trucking industry for "delaying and fighting against common sense safety reforms," not just with regard to underride guards.
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