MAY TRAFFIC DEATHS DOWN 3 PERCENT

Motor vehicle traffic deaths fell 3 percent during May 2005, totaling 3,890 compared to the May 2004 figure of 3,820. Figures for traffic deaths for the first 5 months of 2005 were at 16,860, also down 2 percent from 2004. Disabling injuries for the first 5 months of 2005 totaled close to 910,000, down 3 percent from 2004. The cost of motor vehicle collisions for the first 5 months of 2005 fell 3 percent from 2004, to a total of close to $91.2 billion. The estimated annual mileage death rate fell 6 percent to a total of 1.5 deaths per 100 million miles of vehicle travel. Statistics on a statewide basis are also given.

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• Authors:
  • Fearn, K T
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p3
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety
  • Volume: 05
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; States; Traffic crashes; Trend (Statistics)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01005566
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 2005 2:01PM