42,642 died in car accidents

No one wants to think about it, but our roads can be dangerous places. Even for those who use the greatest care, can have errors in judgment, and or make mistakes. No matter how well, or carefully you drive; there is always the risk of being hit be a driver not sharing your caution.

42,642 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2006. The Institute publishes statistical facts about the motor vehicle safety picture in 2006, the most recent year for which fatality data are available. Fatality Facts are updated once a year, when the US Department of Transportation releases data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

Fatality Facts

The idea is not to send you out onto the roads terrified, but to remind you of the seriousness required each time you get behind the wheel.

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