Traffic deaths in the U.S. remain higher than they were a decade ago, in part because Americans' driving got worse during the pandemic - CBS News

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Despite local, state, and federal safety campaigns, such as the global Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities, such deaths are up 20% in the U.S. from a decade ago, from 32,744 in 2014 to an estimated 39,345 in 2024, according to data from the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Although traffic deaths have declined since peaking at 43,230 in 2021, the number of deaths remains higher than a decade ago.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pew Research Center found, Americans' driving habits have worsened across multiple measures, from reckless driving to drunk driving, which road safety advocates call a public health failure.

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Traffic deaths in the U.S. remain higher than they were a decade ago, in part because Americans' driving got worse during the pandemic - CBS News