Acting to Curb Rising Auto Fatalities
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 AutoAfter years of steady declines, traffic fatalities in the United States are on the rise, contributing to increasing auto insurance rates.
This comes despite declines in the average number of miles driven due to the pandemic. In 2020, 38,680 deaths occurred on U.S. roads, the most since 2007.
In late January, federal transportation officials released a plan to reduce the tens of thousands of road deaths that occur every year, an issue that has become more significant since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
‘We cannot and should not accept these fatalities as simply a part of everyday life in America,’ said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
‘No one will accomplish this alone. It will take all levels of government, industries, advocates, engineers and communities across the country working together toward the day when family members no longer have to say good-bye to loved ones because of a traffic crash.’
