Traffic Safety Facts: 2005 Data
Author | : Barry Leonard |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 2008-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781428989092 |
ISBN-13 | : 1428989099 |
Rating | : 4/5 (099 Downloads) |
Download or read book Traffic Safety Facts: 2005 Data written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transport. in the U.S., providing an unprecedented degree of mobility. Yet for all its advantages, deaths & injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons from 3 to 33. Traffic fatalities accounted for more than 90% of transportation-related fatalities. This report contains statistics on motor vehicle fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal crashes within the 50 States, D.C., & Puerto Rico. Crash & injury statistics are based on data from a probability-based sample of police-reported crashes, from 60 locations across the country, from which estimates of nat. totals for injury & property-damage-only crashes are derived. Tables.