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9/22/22, 8:3i AM 2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic Fatalities During Pandemic I NHTSA <br />U nl fed S Late S D e p Cl rt m e n [ 0 [ T + a n S p O r La Li 0 n <br />Q Search REPORT A SAFETY PROBLEM <br />€ NEWS <br />2020 Fatality Data Show Increased Traffic <br />Fatalities During Pandemic <br />Risky Driving Behaviors Including Failure to Wear a Seatbelt, Speeding, and Drinking <br />While Driving Identified as Contributing Factors <br />Share: f V in <br />June 3, 2021 l Washington, DC <br />The u.s. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today <br />released preliminary estimates of crash fatalities in 2020 involving motor vehicle occupants, <br />motorcyclists, and people walking and biking. Alongside the release of the 2020 fatality <br />projections, Earl.y Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2020, the agency issued two special <br />reports, Earl,v Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatalit',v Rate by Sub-Categories in <br />,2020 and Update to Special Reports on Traffic Safety During the COVID-1 9 Public Health Emerqency: <br />Fourth Quarter Data. <br />While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA's early estimates show that an <br />estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes-the largest projected number of <br />fatalities since 2007. This represents an increase of about 7.2 percent as compared to the 36,096 <br />fatalities reported in 2019. Preliminary data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) <br />shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2020 decreased by about 430.2 billion miles, or about a <br />1 3.2-percent decrease. The fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from <br />1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019. NHTSA's analysis shows that the main behaviors that <br />drove this increase include: impaired driving, speeding and failure to wear a seat belt. <br />https://www.nhtsa 1/4