Driver’s Poor Choices Are The Leading Cause Of Accidents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the number of traffic fatalities in 2016 rose nearly 6% compared with the previous year to 37,461. Part of the problem is that once again the combination of cheap gasoline and an improving job picture resulted in Americans driving more. Americans on average drove 2.2% more miles during the year. The number of fatalities per mile driven also increased by 2.6%. That’s the highest rate since 2008. However it is still very near the record-low fatal action rate reached in 2014 and well below the levels of even 10 years ago, the agency said.
The reason may be that cars are getting safer.