Speeding, 2024 Data [Traffic Safety Facts]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Crash Data Fatalities Speeding Traffic Crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 823
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This edition of Traffic Safety Facts briefly summarizes traffic-related crashes, fatalities, injuries and other data from 2024 that are all speeding-related. Key Findings: 28 percent of fatal crashes, 13 percent of injury crashes, and 8 percent of property-damage-only crashes were speeding-related; 11,288 fatalities were in speeding-related crashes (29% of total fatalities, down 5% from 2023); an estimated 316,757 people were injured (13% of total people injured); 39 percent of male drivers and 20 percent of female drivers in the 15-to-20 age group in fatal crashes were speeding, highest among all age groups; speeding drivers in fatal crashes had BACs of .08 g/dL or greater (37%)—or even higher BACs of .15 g/dL or greater (25%)—than non-speeding drivers; 37 percent of motorcycle riders in fatal crashes were speeding, more than drivers of any other vehicle type; and 50% of speeding passenger vehicles drivers killed were unrestrained, compared to 21 percent of non-speeding passenger vehicle drivers.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92530/dot_92530_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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