{"id":43892,"date":"2018-02-19T20:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T01:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=41761"},"modified":"2018-02-19T20:49:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T01:49:04","slug":"motor-vehicle-death-tops-40000-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/motor-vehicle-death-tops-40000-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor Vehicle Death Tops 40,000 in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
National Safety Council releases preliminary estimates based on tracked fatality trends.<\/p>\n
Motor vehicle fatalities fell 1 percent in 2017 from 2016, but this does not mean America\u2019s roads are safer, according to the National Safety Council.<\/p>\n
Preliminary estimates from the NSC show a year-over-year decrease to 40,100 from 40,327. However, the 2017 numbers are 6 percent higher than the number of deaths in 2015, signaling the steepest two-year increase in 50 years.<\/p>\n
“The price we are paying for mobility is 40,000 lives each year,” said NSC President and CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman in a statement. “This is a stark reminder that our complacency is killing us. The only acceptable number is zero; we need to mobilize a full court press to improve roadway safety.”<\/p>\n
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