Publication
From 2020 to 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) has calculated, the number of crashes in the United States soared 16 percent, to more than six million, or roughly 16,500 wrecks a day. The fatality figures were somehow even worse: In 2021, 42,939 Americans died in car crashes, the highest toll in a decade and a half. Of those deaths, a sizable portion involved intoxicated or unrestrained drivers or vehicles traveling well in excess of local speed limits.
Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?
Story by Matthew Shaer
Published Jan. 10, 2024
Issue
Speeding and Aggressive Driving