1 million
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More people are killed by firearms in the USA than by motor vehicle accidents (40,000)
25
9,878 people were killed in alcohol-related accidents in 2011, accounting for 31 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States. This is a decrease of 2.5-percent from 2010's figures.
1 motor vehicle accidents 2 home accidents 3 school & work accidents
about 43000
More raccoons are killed by motor vehicle accidents than any other cause. After that many are killed by hunters, disease and predators such as bobcats, coyotes, cougars, wolves, etc.
The most common cause of motor vehicle accidents is driver behavior. Most can be blamed on excessive speed or aggressive behaviors such as tailgating. Driver distraction is also a cause of accidents.
3 Million
Injuries from motor vehicle accidents may be reduced by wearing seat belts and placing children in size-appropriate car seats in the back seat
Distracted driving is the leading cause of motor vehicle accidents.
Motor vehicle accidents is the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States, in 2007, as many as 41,059 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2007 while 5,400 workers died in 2007 from an occupational injury and more than 4 million workers had a nonfatal injury or illness.