If you have been in a recent accident you are not alone. In the United States there is an accident every 8 seconds. In California an accident happens every 1 minute and 2 seconds.
It has been projected that at the end of 2011 there will be over 6,525,000 motor vehicle accidents, in the U.S. In both reported and none reported accidents.
Always report an accident it works to your advantage, not reporting an accident is against the law in most states.
Car Accident Statistics in America
The motorist advocacy group AAA released an auto accident report in 2009. AAA looked at several nationwide studies to determine the effects of car accidents. They analyzed a study conducted by Cambridge Systematic's that considered such costs as emergency and police services, property damage, medical care, and lost productivity and quality of life. From the process used in the Cambridge report, AAA determined that auto accidents cost $164.2 billion each year, which is about $1, 051 annually per person.
After looking at an annual traffic congestion report issued by the Texas Transportation Institute that took into account 85 urban areas throughout the United States, AAA determined traffic congestion costs the nation $67.6 billion each year, or $430 per person,. According to the AAA report, urban areas with more than 3 million residents pay two times the cost of congestion for crashes, while in areas with less than 500,000 residents, the cost of car crashes rises to seven times the cost of congestion.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) estimates that nearly 300,000 Americans suffer incapacitating injuries every year as a result of auto accidents. "Nearly 43,000 people die on the nation's roadways each year," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet in a report. The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration said that most car accidents could have been avoided because figures showed that crashes occurred when 81% of drivers were talking, 49% were eating or drinking and 25% used a mobile phone while driving.
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- There are 1.35 male deaths as opposed to .77 female deaths for every 100 million miles driven.
- Male drivers are 77% more likely to die in a car accident than women. Male drivers
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23 are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal auto accident than the average driver due to inexperience and lack of maturity.
As America's highways and roads become more congested, the number of car accidents increases. It is important for drivers to be aware of the auto accident statistics so they can take preventative measures to avoid becoming a statistic and know what to do prior or after an accident happens!