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We also increased the number of miles traveled, so the per mile fatalities are ~ same. Not that this is good news, but probably an indication that nothing has
by whatever1 4y ago
We also increased the number of miles traveled, so the per mile fatalities are ~ same.
Not that this is good news, but probably an indication that nothing has improved in terms of road safety.
- ohiovr 4y agoI cannot find a 2021 graph of US gasoline consumption for that year or this year.
- onetimeusename 4y agoGood point. So the article mentions the deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. In 2021 it was 1.33, down slightly from 1.34 in 2020. However, I recall that in 2020 the deaths per VMT jumped up.[1] [edit] changed 2022 to 2020 [1]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191641/traffic-related-fatalities-in-the-united-states-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/191641/traffic-related-f...
- AuthorizedCust 4y agoThat’s the number that matters. When you have more people on the road or more miles driven, declining to incorporate some notion of exposure is just fraud. That is why anti-motorist activists like the big number. It distorts reality in their favor. Look at the past few decades of fatalities per 100 million miles traveled, and you’ll see phenomenal safety improvements.
- hattmall 4y agoNo, that number is up significantly https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_...
- ekianjo 4y agobut same as 2020.