Estimating Lives Saved by Electronic Stability Control, 2011-2015

In 2015 an estimated 1,949 lives were saved by electronic stability control (ESC) among passenger vehicle (PV) occupants. These lives saved consisted of 857 passenger car (PC) occupants and 1,0911 light-truck and van (LTV) occupants. The estimated 1,949 lives saved in 2015 is an increase over the estimated number of lives saved in previous years; 1,575 lives saved in 2014, 1,380 lives saved in 2013, 1,225 lives saved in 2012, and 896 lives saved in 2011. Added together ESC has saved more than 7,000 lives during the 5-year period from 2011 to 2015. NHTSA’s estimates of effectiveness for ESC have been updated in the report, Updated Estimates of Fatality Reduction by Electronic Stability Control (Kahane, 2014), discussed in the Background section of this Research Note.

• Record URL:
  https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812391
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis

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• Authors:
  • Webb, C N
• Publication Date: 2017-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4p
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Fatalities; Occupant protection devices; Passenger vehicles; Stability (Mechanics); Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Trend (Statistics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electronic stability control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634981
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 812 391
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 19 2017 10:44AM