According to the NHTSA recent report, 42,915 Americans lost their lives in 2021 due to road accidents. Comparing this to the 38,824 fatalities reported in 2020, it represents an approximately 10.5 percent increase. Additionally, this indicates the highest figure of traffic fatalities since 2005 and the highest annual percentage increase recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
“The safety of every road user matters; nothing beats bidding farewell to your loved ones and coming back to them safely,” says Russel J. Berkowitz from Berkowitz Hanna Malpractice & Injury Lawyers. The number of lives lost in road crises is heartbreaking. The USDOT introduced the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS), backed by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to address this crisis.