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NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined in the First Half of 2024

The number of traffic fatalities declined by 3.2 percent compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth straight quarter of declines In 2022, USDOT adopted a comprehensive road safety plan to bring the number of roadway deaths to the only acceptable number of deaths: zero