The Behaviors Behind the Body Count: U.S. Traffic Fatalities by Contributing Factor

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Alcohol-impaired figures reflect crashes involving at least one driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher. Distracted driving figures are based on officer-reported records and are widely considered an undercount. Percentages reflect each factor's share of 205,237 total U.S. traffic fatalities across the five-year period.
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