Introduction Transportation safety in the United States
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safety overall has steadily improved in united states many decades. between 1920 , 2000, rate of fatal automobile accidents per vehicle-mile decreased factor of 17. except pause during youth bulge of 1960s (a time when many young, inexperienced drivers on road), progress in reducing fatal accidents has been steady. safety other types of u.s. passenger transportation has improved substantially, long-term statistical data not readily available. while fatality rate leveled off around 2000–2005 @ around 1.5 fatalities per 100 million miles traveled, has resumed downward trend , reached 1.27 in 2008. national safety council (whose data methodology differs nhtsa) reports rate (including deaths of pedestrians , cyclists killed in motor vehicle accidents) of 1.25 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles (or 12.5 deaths per billion vehicle miles) traveled in 2016.
between 2008 , 2011, economic recession, reduction in distance traveled, contributed reducing fatalities.
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