NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities in 2024 Were Lowest in Five Years April 10, 2025 Early estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for traffic fatalities in 2024 indicate that the number of people...
US Faces Growing Crisis Over High Traffic Deaths, NTSB Chair Says November 20, 2024 By David Shepardson The United States must address a growing public-health crisis over traffic deaths that remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, the...
As Traffic Deaths Remain High, US Awards $1 Billion for Road Safety Projects September 6, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it is awarding $1 billion for a series of projects aimed at reducing...
NHTSA: Traffic Deaths Decrease Again in Q1 2024 July 9, 2024 Less people died in traffic accidents during the first three months of 2024, compared to the same time the prior...
New Jersey City That Limited Street Parking Hasn’t Had a Traffic Death in 7 Years March 5, 2024 By Jeff McMurray Street parking was already scarce in Hoboken, New Jersey, when the death of an elderly pedestrian spurred city leaders to...
Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths April 5, 2023 By Tom Krisher Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to...
Freight Truck, Express Bus Crash in Upstate New York Kills 6, Injures 3: Officials January 30, 2023 LOUISVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Six people died in upstate New York when a freight truck and an express bus carrying...
U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High September 19, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit 20-Year-High in Early 2022 August 17, 2022 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths jumped about 7% in the first three months of 2022 to 9,560, the highest number of people...
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Soaring U.S. Traffic Deaths June 8, 2022 By David Shepardson A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday is holding a hearing on soaring American traffic deaths and efforts to...