Car accident statistics

 Car Accident Statistics

 
Facts
  • Average number of car accidents in the .U.S. every year is 6 million.
  • More than 90 people die in car accidents everyday.
  • 3 million people in the U.S. are injured every year in car accidents.
  • Around 2 million drivers in car accidents experience permanent injuries every year.
  • 1 in 7 people do not wear a seatbelt while driving.
  • Seatbelts reduce the risk of death by 45%.
  • Seatbelts cut the risk of serious injury by 50%.
  • People not wearing a seatbelt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from the vehicle during a crash.

Crashes Result in

  • 6% Fatality
  • 27% Non-fatality injury
  • 72% Property damage

Typical Causes of Accidents that Result in Death

  • Alcohol 40%
  • Speeding 30%
  • Reckless Driving 33%

Distracted Driving

  • Each day, more than 9 people are killed due to distracted driving.
  • More than 1060 people are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver.1 out of 3 people text while driving.
  • You are 23 times more likely to crash while texting while driving.
  • Distraction was reported as a factor in nearly 1 in 5 crashes in which someone was injured.
  • 40% of all American teens say that they have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger.
  • Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37%.
    Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field blind.

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