- Every 12 minutes, someone dies in a car crash on U.S. roads.
Every 10 seconds, someone is injured and taken to an emergency department
The one-year costs of fatal and non-fatal crash-related injuries totaled $70 billion (71 percent of total costs) for people riding in motor vehicles, such as cars and light trucks, $12 billion for motorcyclists, $10 billion for pedestrians, and $5 billion for bicyclists, the study said.
Save Lives, Save Dollars—Prevent Motor Vehicle Related Injuries information sheet provides information about cost-effective policies to:
- Improve child passenger safety.
Improve teen driver safety.
Reduce alcohol-impaired driving.
Increase safety belt use.