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Miles driven are up ~20%, and there was an accounting change in 2016, and the NHTSA says <2020 shouldn't be compared to after. Directionally this still looks a
by edmundsauto 11mo ago
Miles driven are up ~20%, and there was an accounting change in 2016, and the NHTSA says <2020 shouldn't be compared to after.
Directionally this still looks accurate, and give thousands of truck driver deaths per year, its significant.
- estearum 11mo agoIsn't road safety in general getting way way better? So that'd make the truck situation even worse.
- edmundsauto 11mo agoFrom a quick analysis, non-trucker fatalities per mile was about even or slightly increased from 2014-2023. I would conclude it’s not worse than it appears in the trucking situation.