traffic fatalities
Highway death toll
Traffic fatalities are deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents.
The term appears in statistics, safety campaigns, and policy discussions: Traffic fatalities declined after the new speed limits took effect.
A single death is a traffic fatality.
The phrase emphasizes the fatal outcome rather than the accident itself.
- seat beltsVehicle passenger restraints
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
- airbagsCrash-activated vehicle cushions
- safety recallManufacturer retrieval of hazards
passengers · speed limits · highway patrol · distracted driving · texting while driving · criminal charges · pedestrians · drunk driving · blood alcohol level · grief counseling · reckless driving · hit and run · head-on collision · advocacy groups · emergency responders · road signs · crash barriers · cyclists
- mortalitydeath, death knell, deceased, death rate, death acceptance
- fatal hazardsaccidents, drowning, falls, poisoning, overdose
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