A Trend We'd All Like To See Continue

[Nice n Easy Rider]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2010

Highway Deaths Hit 6-Decade Low in U.S.

 

The annual highway safety report also found:

 

- Motorcycle fatalities broke a string of 11 years of annual increases, falling by 16 percent, from 5,312 in 2008 to 4,462 in 2009.

[4wheeldog]

Apparently, when the economy sucks, fewer people are on the road, so they find other ways to kill each other. I know, glass half empty.......

[Nice n Easy Rider]

Apparently, when the economy sucks, fewer people are on the road, so they find other ways to kill each other. I know, glass half empty.......

This is apparently not the case for the reduction in auto fatalities although it wasn't specified whether fewer bikes were on the road.

 

"But last year's reduction in fatalities came even as the estimated number of miles traveled by motorists in 2009 increased 0.2 percent over 2008 levels."

[Matts_12GS]

Heck, even here in Flatistan they're down!

[ka5ysy]

For the first time anybody can recall, we had no motor vehicle or biker deaths over the labor day weekend in Louisiana. Amazing statistic for us !

[racer7]

Trend is good but around where I live, traffic is visibly less on all major highways at any time you want to look, from holiday weekends to morning commutes. Makes the longer runs I have to do a lot more pleasant.

[Mike]

Great to see this trend, but I wonder if it just reflects less miles ridden.

[bakerzdosen]

Yeah, of course we'd like to see that number decrease to near-zero levels... Unfortunately, as long as human beings are allowed to pilot their own vehicles, it just ain't gonna happen...