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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

View the slideshow [at EHSToday.com]<\/a><\/p>\n

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National Safety Council releases preliminary estimates based on tracked fatality trends. 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. Preliminary estimates from the NSC show a year-over-year decrease to 40,100 from 40,327. 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