Estimates put the fatality rate for 2021 at 1.33 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, compared with 1.34 fatalities in 2020. Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration shows that vehicle miles traveled in 2021 increased by about 325 billion miles, or about 11.2%, compared with 2020.ĭespite the additional miles traveled, the fatality rate based on miles driven remained about the same from 2020. For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.35 million people die in car accidents per annum globally. The higher number of fatalities corresponded with an increase in miles driven on U.S. Every year, millions of people die in road traffic accidents. The NHTSA estimates traffic deaths rose in 2021 in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the situation "a crisis on America's roadways that we must address together."īuttigieg said the Biden administration is taking "critical steps to help reverse this devastating trend," citing the the agency's previously announced National Roadway Safety Strategy and Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Other notable increases included: fatalities of those 65 years or older, up 14% pedestrian deaths, up 13% and fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck, up 13%. Fatalities from multivehicle crashes and those on urban roadways both rose 16%, according to the agency, the largest year-over-year increases for incident-specific data.
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