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This report [1] seems to imply that around 35% of minor crashes aren't reported which is significant, but not enough by itself to move the needle too much. Ano
by marwatk 6y ago
This report [1] seems to imply that around 35% of minor crashes aren't reported which is significant, but not enough by itself to move the needle too much.
Another factor is highway vs surface miles. Highway miles would seem significantly safer on a per-mile basis (but I can't find any numbers to back that up), and with Waymo excluding highways for now they'd be all surface miles. I can't find data that breaks down crash rate by street type, but I suspect surface traffic has a much higher crash rate than highway miles.
[1] https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812183 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/...
- dmoy 6y agoFreeway-style fatality rates tend to be way lower per vehicle mile, yes. Freeway is about 0.3 per 100 million, and the aggregate total is 3x higher than that around 1-1.2 per 100 million.