NHTSA Impaired Driving Update November 2017 The 2016 FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) data was released in October. Motor vehicle fatalities rose to 37,461 in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2015. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities rose 1.7 percent accounting for 10,497 of the lives lost in traffic crashes. Distracted and drowsy driving fatalities declined, while deaths related to other reckless behaviors – including speeding and not wearing seat belts – continued to increase. Motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths accounted for more than a third of the year-to-year increase. Go to 2016 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview for more detailed information. 2016 FARS Data Released Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Increase Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Fact Sheet Released The 2016 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (DOT HS 812 450) is now available. The fact sheet provides a brief analysis of FARS data related to alcohol-impaired driving including information pertaining to gender, age, day and time of fatal crashes and a breakdown of alcohol-impaired fatalities by state.
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NHTSA Impaired Driving Update
November 2017
The 2016 FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) data was released in October.
Motor vehicle fatalities rose to 37,461 in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2015.
Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities rose 1.7 percent accounting for 10,497 of the lives lost
in traffic crashes.
Distracted and drowsy driving fatalities declined, while deaths related to other
reckless behaviors – including speeding and not wearing seat belts – continued to
increase. Motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths accounted for more than a third of the
year-to-year increase. Go to 2016 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview for more
detailed information.
2016 FARS Data Released Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Increase
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