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In 2002, 42,815 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes — an increase of 1.5 percent from 2001 (42,196). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 1.51.
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The injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 103. The fatality rate per 100,000 population was 14.85 in 2002, slightly higher than the 2001 rate of 14.79.
An average of 117 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2002— one every 12 minutes.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 2 through 33 years old. Vehicle occupants accounted for 87 percent of traffic fatalities in 2002. The remaining 13 percent were pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and other nonoccupants.
Auto Accidents can be involved with the heavy traffic of commercial vehicles.
Auto accidents causes related with commercial vehicles may be:
Lack of training or bad training
Overloaded trucks
Oversized trucks
Poorly maintained brakes
Driving conditions poor visibility fog, snow, rain
Fatigued, sleepy or tired driver driving too long
Speeding over the limit or driving at high speeds
Running off the road
Failure to yield the right of way
Aggressive driving behavior
Many accidents are caused by a private vehicle driver neglecting to use caution and safety especially in work zones. Many accidents are caused by hesitating to brake, accelerating at unsafe distances and making judgments with poor visibility.
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