In its own early estimates that were released late in 2015, NHTSA reported seeing a 3.5 percent rise in vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. The findings reverse a general downward trend that in 2014 culminated in a record low of 1.07 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. "Engage your defensive driving skills and stay alert so we can reverse this trend in 2016." Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council.
"These numbers are serving notice: Americans take their safety on the roadways for granted," said Deborah A.P. Only 13 states saw their fatality rates go down among them: In its report, the group lists four states that saw the biggest percentage rises in traffic deaths: roads, and 4.4 million were seriously injured, meaning 2015 likely was the deadliest driving year since 2008." The figures are preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council, which says it currently estimates that last year, "38,300 people were killed on U.S. Cheaper gas and a stronger economy were likely key factors in the rise, the nonprofit group says. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council.ĭespite gains in car safety, 2015 saw the largest percentage rise in motor vehicle deaths in the past 50 years, according to the National Safety Council. Hospitals were working with limited emergency medical crews only."Americans take their safety on the roadways for granted," says Deborah A.P. Public transportation was also halted, with buses and trains stopping their routes and Israeli air space closed to flights passing through.įor paramedics, Yom Kippur is one of the busiest days of the year, with hundreds of extra medics, paramedics, ambulances, and volunteers deployed across the country. The Jewish Day of Atonement is marked by fasting and intense prayer by religious Jews, while secular Israelis take advantage of the deserted roads and highways, filling the streets over the holiday.Īs sundown approached on Wednesday, all local radio and television broadcasts gradually fell silent. In addition, medics delivered eight babies - in Jerusalem, the central cities of Elad, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, the northern village of Ein al-Asad, and the West Bank settlements of Barkan, Beitar Illit and Modi’in Illit. Paramedics took 1,838 patients to a hospital, including 135 pregnant women. The emergency service said that 239 people received treatment because they fainted, were dehydrated or felt ill due to the fast. There were 226 people injured while riding bicycles, skates, scooters and skateboards. Paramedics from the Magen David Adom emergency services treated 2,583 people in Israel during the course of Yom Kippur, the emergency service said in a statement.
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