Continuation of Research on Traffic Safety during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: January – June 2021 [Traffic Safety Facts]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • COVID-19
  • Communicable diseases
  • Traffic safety
  • Public health
  • Research
  • Seat belts
  • Average travel speed
  • Speed limits
  • Crashes
  • Fatalities
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 210
• Series:
  NHTSA BSR Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1526036
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  After the declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency in March 2020, American driving patterns and behaviors changed significantly. Of drivers who remained on the roads, some engaged in riskier behavior -- speeding, failure to wear seat belts, driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Data showed average speeds increased 20 miles per hour or more, higher than the posted speed limit, and an estimated 11 percent increase in speeding-related fatalities. Other data suggested fewer people in crashes used their seat belts. Earlier research reports showed changes in the prevalence of alcohol and other drugs during the pandemic among seriously or fatally injured road users at different phases of the pandemic.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58456/dot_58456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 674.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a7b7bbe928a3e632d9824bc4b948550993ed8c4c65f34f2ac7fde5bf4d09596f