Fatal crashes in the first half of 2016 jumped by more than 1,500 when compared to last year, marking the largest spike in 50 years.
From January to June, 17,775 people died in traffic-related incidents, increasing by 10.4 percent from the same period in 2015, a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found. While traffic deaths remain significantly lower than pre-2006 numbers, many aren't satisfied and say there's more to be done to ensure safety on the nation's streets. As the United States continues to lag behind other industrialized nations in traffic safety numbers, some are looking to autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles as an answer to accidental fatalities caused by human error in motor vehicle crashes.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday October 12 2016, @04:44PM
Fix the junkers. Other nations tend to have some kind of road worthiness test for old cars, not just for the drivers.
And stop telling people every 4.5 minutes that they need to drink beer to be cool.
Not even gonna touch distracted and angry driving...
And before anyone points out that Americans drive more ... Well they still have more deaths per billion miles [wikipedia.org]...