The federal government releases 2006 Crash Report. PA had less crashes while NJ had more!
Jul 26th, 2007 | By Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. | Category: Blogs, New Jersey Injury Information, Pennsylvania Injury InformationThis month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their 2006 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment.
Some highlights of the report include the fact that fatal U.S. traffic crashes declined from 2005 by 2% representing the largest decline since 1992. Fatalities from passenger vehicle accidents, including car accidents and light truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, and bicycle accidents have also declined. U.S. motor vehicle accidents resulting in personal injuries have also declined.
An alarming trend for 2006 was a 5.1% increase in motorcycle accidents causing deaths. This is probably due to the increase in motorcycle popularity in the last five years. Many new and inexperienced motorcyclists have hit the roads causing this increase in motorcycle accidents.
During the years 2005-2006 people killed in motor vehicle crashes in PA decreased from 1,616 in 2005 to 1,525 in 2006. PA had 91 fewer deaths from PA motor vehicle accidents in 2006, which represents a decrease of 5.6%.
On the other hand, people killed in motor vehicle crashes in NJ increased from 747 in 2005 to 772 in 2006. NJ had 25 more deaths from NJ motor vehicle accidents in 2006, which represents an increase of 3.3%.
NHTSA measures these figures by a census of all crashes of motor vehicles traveling on public roadways in which a person died within 30 days of the crash.
See NHTSA’s 2006 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment here: NHTSA 2006 Crash Report.pdf
The author of this Blog, Philadelphia car accident lawyer, Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. of Saile & Saile LLP, Attorneys-at-Law focuses his practice on fighting for plaintiffs’ personal injury and car accident victim’s rights in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We handle all serious injury cases including, car accidents (both limited and full tort), wrongful death, slip & fall downs, construction accidents, Septa, NJ Transit, and other cases other cases. We are located just outside of Philadelphia in lower Bucks County. We also handle Philadelphia plaintiffs’ personal injury and car accident cases. Please visit our personal injury only website at www.pa-nj-injurylawyer.com for more injury information.
