US Highway Agency Says 2023, Saw Second Consecutive Year of, Declining Traffic Deaths.<br />'The Independent' reports that traffic deaths <br />in the United States fell 3.6% in 2023, recording <br />approximately 41,000 deaths on the nation's roads.<br />According to the National Highway Traffic Safety <br />Administration, 2023 was the second year in <br />a row that saw the number of fatalities decrease.<br />On April 1, the agency also released <br />final numbers for 2022, registering <br />42,514 fatalities related to crashes.<br />According to NHTSA Deputy Administrator <br />Sophie Shulman, Q4 of 2023 marked the <br />seventh consecutive quarter of declining traffic deaths.<br />'The Independent' reports that the news <br />comes despite people driving more.<br />Estimates by the Federal Highway Administration show <br />that people in the U.S. drove 67.5 billion more miles <br />in 2023 than they did the year before, a 2.1% increase.<br />According to Shulman, <br />the numbers remain too high with many of <br />those deaths the result of distracted driving. .<br />An estimated 3,308 people were killed in <br />distracted driving crashes, while another <br />289,310 people were injured in 2022.<br />Distracted driving is <br />extremely dangerous, Sophie Shulman, NHTSA Deputy Administrator, via 'The Independent'.<br />The agency is set to launch its 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' <br />advertising campaign, which will include a law enforcement <br />crackdown on the behavior from April 4 to 8. .<br />The agency is set to launch its 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' <br />advertising campaign, which will include a law enforcement <br />crackdown on the behavior from April 4 to 8.
