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Traffic Statistics
A 6.6 percent increase in traffic injuries in 1957 more than offset the slight decrease in highway fata; '■ lities, according to statistic compiled by The Travelers Insurance Companies. n a traffic safety booklet, Ttfc Road Toll. The Traveled flowed . that one out of every 67 Americans * was killed or injured in an automobile crash last year. Total casualties were 2,563,700, the highest total in history. Driver error accounted. for die vast majority of accidents, with excessive speeding being the greatest single error. A total of 1J/00 died and 837,00 wre injured in speeding accidents alone. Over 95 percent of the vehicles involved in accidents were in apparnetly good condition. Mode than 85 percent of the fatal accidents came during clear weather, 79 6 percent on dry roads. These facts emphasize the factor of dri-. ver responsibility.
More than 26 percent of the drivers in fatal crashes were under 25 years of age; On the other hand 96.6 percent of the fatal accident f drivers had over one year’s driving experience.
Pedestrain fatalities reached, 7,~ 500 and injuries reached 22,200, the booklet states. Both these figures were slightly below the ’56 totals. Over 34 percent of the pedestrian deaths resulted from crossing in the middle of the block a total of 2,600 persons.
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