Largest yearly increase in 50 years for vehicle fatalities in 2015 (gasoline, Missouri, politicians)

[Wartrace]

Originally Posted by irspow

I have no "proof", but the idiots that I see all over the road are the same ones who can't take their eyes off of their phones any time that they are awake. It won't be long before cars have "jammers" to disable these things. The kids now treat their phone like an appendage to their body. Scare the hell out of me on the road as I am often on my motorcycle having no idea when they are actually paying attention to what they are doing.

I have no statistics to support myself but I suspect you are correct. I see these people every day on the roadway. Maybe it doesn't explain 100% of the increase but it has to contributory.

[le roi]

Originally Posted by nicet4

I didn't read the piece but I would wager a guess most of it is due to texting and similar distractions.

i believe this is called "confirmation bias"

[wall st kid]

Originally Posted by Floorist

We need a background check for driver's license or just ban scary looking, black cars.

trump will clean up the tsa, this is why more people are driving, those clowns at the aeropuertos

[tickyul]

Idiots are their electronic-gadgets.

I see more people weaving down the road, then I get a close look that them, and can tell their attention is mainly on their electronic-toy.

[Goodnight]

This was from Feb 2016, where are the details?

[Haakon]

Originally Posted by Snowball7

We need autonomous cars.
People are multi-tasking while they drive.

No, we need people to pay attention to DRIVING and not mutlitask. We don't need autonomous cars.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by wall st kid

trump will clean up the tsa, this is why more people are driving, those clowns at the aeropuertos

Then you should cite decreased numbers of people flying?

Moron.

[Tall Traveler]

Since Obama developed fracking and caused the oil price to drop, I blame him.

[Floorist]

Should be a felony to use a cell phone while driving. Just as dangerous as drinking and driving.

[johnsonkk]

Originally Posted by Kracer

Article was less than informative, offering some speculation, trying to suggest suposition as cause and effect with the UER.


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That results in less than 30% fatalities due to alcohol related accidents. I'm certainly NOT for any vehicle- alcohol mix but I actually thought that number would be higher.

The numbers are significant but often traffic reports omit the real cause of the accident because not all the facts are known. The reporting metrics also don't separate the categories universally throughout the nation.