THE INFOGRAPHIC JAM Law Offices of … · in car accidents 1,082 PEOPLE were Killed in car...
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GENERAL NEW YORK STATE CAR ACCIDENT STATISTICS There are 251,000 CAR CRASHES across New York State 112,918 PEOPLE were Injured in car accidents 1,082 PEOPLE were Killed in car accidents RIP 78.2% of all car accidents involved Human Factors 85.3% of all FATAL car accidents involved Human Factors 82.3% of all car accidents resulting in Human Factors INJURIES WHAT ARE THE TOP CAUSES OF NEW YORK CAR ACCIDENTS? Failure to Yield 39,736 ACCIDENTS ( 15.8%) YIELD Speeding 25,950 ACCIDENTS ( 10.3%) SPEED LIMIT 65 Driver Distraction 48,714 ACCIDENTS ( 19.4%) Following Too Closely 42,246 ACCIDENTS ( 16.8%) WHAT ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS TYPES OF CAR ACCIDENT IN NEW YORK? Failure to Yield 151 FATALITIES ( 13.9%) YIELD Speeding 300 FATALITIES ( 27.7%) SPEED LIMIT 65 Driver Distraction 148 FATALITIES ( 13.6%) Drunk Driving 140 FATALITIES ( 12.9%) WHO IS AT HIGHEST RISK IN A NEW YORK CAR ACCIDENT? Occupants of Passenger Vehicles 400 FATALITIES ( 34%) Pedestrians 297 FATALITIES ( 25%) Light Trucks (Pick up trucks, vans, utility trucks) 222 FATALITIES ( 19%) Motorcyclists 170 FATALITIES ( 15%) Bicyclists 45 FATALITIES ( 5%) Large Trucks 10 FATALITIES ( 1%) Other 10 FATALITIES ( 1%) SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS ARE LOCATED IN WESTERN NEW YORK Monroe County 45 FATALITIES Erie County 57 FATALITIES Chautauqua County 18 FATALITIES Onondaga County 29 FATALITIES Oswego County 23 FATALITIES CAR ACCIDENTS THE INFOGRAPHIC Law Offices of BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED AM S ORRIS J e M * statistics from 2012 Sources New York Department of Motor Vehicles Summary of Motor Vehicle Crashes 2012 Report http://dmv.ny.gov/sites/default/files/legacy_files/statistics/2012nys.pdf National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2012 Traffic Safety Performance Measures for New York http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/36_NY/2012/36_NY_2012.htm Law Offices of BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED AM S ORRIS J e M 1-800-477-9044 Buffalo • Rochester • Syracuse powered by www.jamesmorrislaw.com If you’ve been injured in a car crash in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, or anywhere else across western New York, contact a Buffalo car accident lawyer at: Law Offices of BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED AM S ORRIS J e M At the Law Offices of James Morris, our attorneys have a wealth of experience bringingcases to trial in Western and Upstate New York. Contact the Law Offices of James Morris today. *Attorney Advertising
Transcript of THE INFOGRAPHIC JAM Law Offices of … · in car accidents 1,082 PEOPLE were Killed in car...
GENERAL NEW YORK STATE CAR ACCIDENT STATISTICS
There are
251,000 CAR CRASHES across
New York State
112,918 PEOPLE were
Injuredin car accidents
1,082 PEOPLEwere Killed in car
accidents
RIP
78.2% of all car accidentsinvolved Human
Factors85.3% of all FATAL car accidentsinvolved Human
Factors82.3% of all car accidents resulting in
Human FactorsINJURIES
WHAT ARE THE TOP CAUSES OF NEW YORK CAR ACCIDENTS?
Failure to Yield39,736 ACCIDENTS
( 15.8%)
YIELD
Speeding25,950 ACCIDENTS
( 10.3%)
SPEEDLIMIT
65Driver Distraction
48,714 ACCIDENTS( 19.4%)
Following Too Closely42,246 ACCIDENTS
( 16.8%)
WHAT ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS TYPES OF CAR ACCIDENT IN NEW YORK?
Failure to Yield151 FATALITIES
( 13.9%)
YIELD
Speeding300 FATALITIES
( 27.7%)
SPEEDLIMIT
65Driver Distraction
148 FATALITIES( 13.6%)
Drunk Driving140 FATALITIES
( 12.9%)
WHO IS AT HIGHEST RISK IN A NEW YORK CAR ACCIDENT?
Occupants of Passenger Vehicles
400 FATALITIES( 34%)
Pedestrians297 FATALITIES
( 25%)
Light Trucks(Pick up trucks, vans,
utility trucks)222 FATALITIES
( 19%)
Motorcyclists170 FATALITIES
( 15%)
Bicyclists45 FATALITIES
( 5%)
Large Trucks10 FATALITIES
( 1%)Other
10 FATALITIES( 1%)
SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS ROADWAYS FOR DRIVERS ARELOCATED IN WESTERN NEW YORK
MonroeCounty45 FATALITIESErie
County57 FATALITIES
ChautauquaCounty
18 FATALITIES
OnondagaCounty
29 FATALITIES
OswegoCounty
23 FATALITIES
CAR ACCIDENTSTHE INFOGRAPHIC
Law Offices of
BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED
AM S ORRISJ e M* statistics from 2012
SourcesNew York Department of Motor Vehicles Summary of Motor Vehicle Crashes 2012 Reporthttp://dmv.ny.gov/sites/default/files/legacy_files/statistics/2012nys.pdf
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2012 Traffic Safety Performance Measures for New Yorkhttp://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/36_NY/2012/36_NY_2012.htm
Law Offices of
BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED
AM S ORRISJ e M 1-800-477-9044Buffalo • Rochester • Syracuse
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www.jamesmorrislaw.com
If you’ve been injured in a car crash in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
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BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE INJURED
AM S ORRISJ e MAt the Law Offices of James Morris, our attorneys have a
wealth of experience bringingcases to trial in Western and Upstate New York. Contact the Law Offices of James Morris today.
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