How many people died in car crashes in 2006?

Answer 1

Source: Edgar Snyder & Associates

• There were more than 5.5 million car accidents in the United States. Nearly 31,000 were fatal, and more than 2 million people were injured.
• The majority of fatal crashes involved only one vehicle (61 percent).
• Nearly half of all fatal crashes occurred on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or higher.
• The deadliest month for car crashes was August. More than 2,864 fatal crashes occurred in 2009.
• Most crashes happened between 5 and 5:59 p.m. on weekdays, and between 2 and 2:59 a.m. on weekends.
• Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for children and teenagers.
• At any given moment, 812,000 vehicles were being driven by someone using a handheld cell phone in the U.S.
• An average of four children ages 14 and under were killed every day in auto accidents. Nearly 500 were injured daily.
• While statistics continue to improve, 32 percent of fatal accidents involved alcohol-impaired drivers.
• About 31 percent of fatalities were caused by speeding (10,591).

Answer 2

Approxametly, i think it would be 2 million, in the United states, of course. Other answers say it is 300,000. There are many varieties of answers. It is very dangerous to be in an accident, so do not drink and drive, or text and drive, then the amount will raise, and you will be a number in that amount. :(

Answer 3

2012 is the last year that there is data available. In 2012 there were 33,561 people were killed in automobile accidents. This is 10.691 fatalities per 100,000 population. The worst year was 1972 when 54,589 people lost their lives in auto accidents.

Answer 4

The US 2006 population was approximately 295,000,000 (290 million) people. In 2006, there were 14.3 vehicle related fatalities per 100,000 population, which equates to 42,185 deaths.

Answer 5

According to the United States Department of Transportation, just about 760,980 people died in car crashes in 2009.

Answer 6

NHTSA has stats out for 2012 and 2013 car crash fatalities

2012 : 33,782, 2013: 32719

In the old days, before seat belts, they used to say 50,000 deaths per year.

Answer 7

21,000