There has been a major decrease in the traffic death rate on America’s highways to the tune of 9.7 percent. According to a recent report from the Department of Transportation (DOT), this is the lowest the rate has been since 1961.
There are a few things that the DOT says contributes to this decrease from 2007 to 2008. The main reason for the decrease is fewer drivers being on the road due to the global recession. Many people have tried to save on gas and other wear-and-tear expenses associated with driving.
But a big reason the DOT gave for the decline is the car owner’s attempt to save on auto insurance.Driving less and being more carefulwhen on the road provides the automatic benefit of fewer accidents, and essentially lower auto insurance premiums. In addition to expenses and auto insurance costs, some other reasons the DOT gave for the decline in the traffic death rate included more heavily-enforced safety laws and vehicle safety improvements, including: crack downs on drunk driving,more people are using seat belts, and highways are more safe now than ever.
Fewer drivers on the roads is good news for everyone; yet more significantly, according to DOT, there looks to be a similar trend on the horizon for a loweredtraffic death rate in2009. So far, there have been approximately 7,689 deaths caused by traffic accidents from January to March. This represents a 9 percent drop from the same three-month period in 2008 – and a good outlook for the roads for the remainder of the year.
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