Transportation-related fatalities account for just under 2% of the 2.34 million deaths per year in the U.S. from all causes. 95% of transportation fatalities in the U.S. take place on highways or at rail-highway grade crossings.
One in seven (14%) of vehicle drivers do not wear a seatbelt. However, properly worn seatbelts reduce the risk of death in a motor vehicle accident by 45%.
Front airbags reduce driver fatalities in frontal crashes by 29% and fatalities of front-seat passengers age 13 and older by 32%. Side airbags that protect the head reduce a car driver’s risk of death in driver-side crashes by 37% and an SUV driver’s risk by 52%.
Based on 2014 data, nearly 45% of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims survived when bystander CPR was administered.
70% of adults in the U.S. have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives.
54% of those living in the U.S. cannot swim or do not have all of the basic swimming skills.
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