NHTSA Accident Data
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System uses data gathered by law enforcement agencies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to compile motor vehicle accident reports. The government road safety watchdog’s latest Summary of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes report reveals that traffic accidents around the country claimed 42,939 lives and caused 2,497,657 injuries in 2021, but most experts believe the data the report is based on is far from complete. Experts are dubious because the NHTSA report suggests that cellphone use was only a contributory factor in about 1% of the fatal accidents and 8% of the nonfatal accidents that took place in 2021. This raises questions because smartphones have become ubiquitous in recent years. A motorist traveling at highway speeds covers a distance equal to the length of a football field every five seconds. When motorists look at cellphone screens instead of the road ahead, they are effectively driving with their eyes closed.![](https://lgmdeklaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pexels-thought-catalog-2228574-300x200.jpg)
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