Last week, more than 33 million Americans drove at least 50 miles to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving. The great majority returned home safely.
But for too many families, this holiday will bring tragedy. Last year, during the four-day Thanksgiving driving period, nearly 400 people were killed in traffic accidents in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For all of 2008, more than 37,000 people were killed in car crashes.
Last week, National Public Radio aired stories and hosted conversations about highway safety. Visit http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120593843 and we’ll explore the many ways that safety has been improved through better vehicle technology, smarter road designs, and reformed behaviors, such as reduced drunken driving.
The changes have yielded dramatic results: In 1969, the driving-related fatality rate in this country was 5 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. The current rate is about 1.27 deaths.
But fatalities are still high because of the many dangers that remain, especially on rural roads where trucks, RVs and passenger cars frequently collide. And new risks are emerging as more and more drivers look away from the road to send text messages. At the same time, tens of millions of aging baby boomers are entering the years when driving skills will be declining significantly.
In coming decades, will we see more advances in safety because of new technologies and laws? Or will we see fatality rates start to rise again?
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