Road Safety Auto Fatality Rate Ranked Lower in 2014 than in 2015 | Reasons Why
According to road safety statistics that were recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, we may be well on our way to having completely safe roads for drivers and pedestrians in our lifetime. According to a new report, auto related fatalities have significantly declined in 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.
According to the NHTSA, the total number of traffic fatalities in 2014 was 32,675, compared to the number of 32,719 in 2013. While this itself is good, the rest of the report isn't quite as optimistic and points to the fact that there is still very real work to be done in this regard. This may be a large part of the reason why the report indicates that as of 2015, there has actually been a "troubling increase" in the total number of fatalities on the road once again. More specifically, the fatality rate is up about 4.4 percent so far compared to 2014 - and the year isn't even over yet.
The report indicates that drunk driving crashes, people who fail to wear their seat belts, drowsy driving and distracted driving were all significant factors that contributed to the increase in 2015 over 2014, pointing to some very important issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later.
The report also indicates that people are driving fewer miles in 2015 than they have at any point previously, and that as the population grows the total number of cars on the road grow, too.
Perhaps one of the most important reasons why auto related fatalities are on the decline has to do with the influx of technological solutions by companies like Rear View Safety that are designed to address these very issues. Rear View Safety in general has already released a large number of backup camera system options to market, designed to help provide drivers of all types of vehicles with the actionable information they need to make informed, safe decisions when on the road.
Using a camera that is installed on the rear of the vehicle, which itself transmits information to a LED or LCD screen mounted on the car's dashboard, drivers now have a complete picture of what is going on around the car at all times - allowing them to make safer, smarter decisions regarding how they're driving and what they're doing in relation to the rest of traffic. As these types of solutions continue to advance, it is natural to assume that auto fatality rates will continue to drop for the foreseeable future - which is something that we can all very much agree is a good thing.
