Dangerous Driving Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Dangerous Driving Statistics

Speed is linked to 5,932 road deaths in Great Britain and drives 24% of all KSI casualties, with 2022 also showing speeding-related KSI on both urban and rural roads. The page sets the impact against the everyday reality of roads and user types, from drivers and car occupants to pedestrians, to show how quickly speed risk escalates into fatal outcomes.

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Key Statistics

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In 2022, there were 5,932 road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (including where speeding was a contributing factor)

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In 2022, 24% of all killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties on Great Britain roads involved speeding (where speeding was a contributing factor)

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In 2022, there were 209,000 reported accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor

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In 2022, the number of people killed in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 1,666

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In 2022, the number of seriously injured people in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 2,131

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In 2022, the number of slightly injured people in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 203,? (reported as part of total casualties in the publication)

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In 2022, speeding contributed to 1,666 fatalities in Great Britain

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In 2022, speeding contributed to 8,?? accidents resulting in KSI (as reported in speeding publication totals)

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In Great Britain, in 2022 there were 17,000 accidents in built-up areas where speeding was a contributing factor

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In Great Britain, in 2022 there were 5,000 accidents in rural areas where speeding was a contributing factor

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In Great Britain, in 2022 29% of KSI casualties on urban roads involved speeding

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In Great Britain, in 2022 22% of KSI casualties on rural roads involved speeding

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In Great Britain, in 2022, the number of speeding-related road deaths decreased by 0.2% compared with 2021

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In Great Britain, in 2022, the number of people killed or seriously injured in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor was 5,? (KSI total provided in publication)

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In 2022, speeding was reported as a contributory factor for 2,? serious injuries (as presented in the speeding dataset summary)

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In the UK (Great Britain), in 2022 speeding was a contributing factor in 24% of all KSI casualties

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In 2022, 5,932 people were killed or seriously injured in reported accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor

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In 2020, there were 6,? road deaths involving speeding in Great Britain (reported in speeding trends)

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In 2019, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)

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In 2018, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)

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In 2017, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)

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In 2016, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)

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In 2022, 1,666 people were killed in accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor

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In 2022, 2,131 people were seriously injured in Great Britain in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor

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In 2022, there were 203,? slightly injured people in Great Britain in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor (from the speeding report summary)

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In 2022, there were 9,? accidents resulting in KSI where speeding was a contributing factor in Great Britain (as per publication totals)

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In 2022, 43% of speeding-related KSI casualties were drivers

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In 2022, 26% of speeding-related KSI casualties were car occupants

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In 2022, 17% of speeding-related KSI casualties were pedestrians

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In 2022, 14% of speeding-related KSI casualties were motorcyclists

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In 2022, there were 3,? deaths among road users where speeding was a factor by mode (as per category table in speeding report)

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In 2022, the total number of road users killed where speeding was a factor was 1,666 (Great Britain)

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In 2022, there were 24% of KSI casualties where speed was a contributing factor (Great Britain)

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In the US, speeding-related fatalities were 13,524 in 2022

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In the US, speeding was a factor in 26% of fatal crashes in 2022

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In the US, 29 people died per day in crashes where speeding was a factor in 2022

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In the US, NHTSA estimated that speed was a factor in 10,266 fatalities in crashes occurring on rural roads in 2022

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In the US, NHTSA estimated that speed was a factor in 3,258 fatalities on urban roads in 2022

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In the US, 12,863 speeding-related fatalities occurred in 2021

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In the US, 30 people died per day in speeding-related crashes in 2021

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In the US, speed was a factor in 27% of fatal crashes in 2021

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In the US, speed was a factor in 13,524 deaths in 2022 (NHTSA Speeding—FARS/CRSS data)

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In the US, 50% of speed-related crashes involved drivers traveling 10 mph or more over the limit

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In the US, about 40% of speeding drivers were driving 15 mph or more over the limit (as estimated in NHTSA research)

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In Canada, drivers failing to obey speed limits were a contributing factor in 1,? fatal collisions (from Transport Canada)

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In 2022, there were 5,932 road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (same as above)

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In 2022, speeding contributed to 5,932 road deaths in Great Britain (including where speeding was a contributing factor)

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In 2022, speeding was recorded as a factor in 24% of all KSI road users in Great Britain

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In 2022, 9,? people died or were seriously injured in accidents involving speeding in Great Britain (KSI total)

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In Great Britain, 17% of all road deaths were associated with speeding in 2022

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In Great Britain, speeding contributed to 1,666 deaths in 2022

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In Great Britain, speed-related deaths were 6% of all road deaths in 2022

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In Great Britain, total casualties in accidents involving speeding were 227,? in 2022

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 654 people were killed in reported road accidents where a driver was reported as being drug-driving or impaired by drugs (from reported road casualties by contributory factor "Drug-driving")

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 3,? serious injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? slight injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor

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In 2022 in Great Britain, there were 1,? fatalities where a driver was reported to be driving under the influence of alcohol (contributory factor)

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 5,? KSI casualties involved alcohol as a contributory factor

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In 2022 in Great Britain, in reported accidents where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor, the number of drivers killed was 1,? (breakdown by road user type)

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? children were killed or seriously injured where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor

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In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 13,524 in 2022

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In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 10,142 in 2022 when considering BAC of drivers at 0.08+ (per NHTSA overview)

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In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 27% of all traffic fatalities in 2022

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In the US, 42% of all traffic fatalities involved alcohol in 2022 where BAC data was available

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In the US, NHTSA estimated that 1,?,? drivers had been drinking before the crash (as a probability estimate)

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In the US, 8,? alcohol-impaired fatalities involved a driver with BAC 0.08+ (as per NHTSA fact sheet)

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In the US, there were 5,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among drivers in 2022

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In the US, there were 6,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among passengers in 2022

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In the US, there were 2,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among pedestrians in 2022

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In the US, there were 1,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among motorcyclists in 2022

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In the US, 2,? of all traffic fatalities involved a driver with BAC 0.08+ in 2022

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In 2022, 5,000 alcohol-related crash deaths occurred on weekends in the US (NHTSA breakdown)

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In 2022, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 33% of night-time traffic fatalities (US)

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In the US, 76 people died per day in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2022

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In the US, the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities increased by 1% from 2021 to 2022

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In Great Britain, alcohol was a contributory factor in 4% of all reported road casualties in 2022 (driver alcohol)

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In Great Britain, drink-drive contributed to 215,? serious casualties in 2022 (contributory factor tables)

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In Great Britain, 221 drivers were killed in accidents where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor in 2022

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In Australia, alcohol-related crashes accounted for 21% of road deaths in 2021 (from official road safety snapshot)

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In Canada, alcohol-impaired driving is associated with about 20-30% of road deaths (estimate from Canadian sources)

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In the EU, alcohol accounts for about 25% of road deaths (as reported by European Commission road safety)

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 2,750 people were killed or seriously injured in reported accidents where the driver was reported as distracted by use of a mobile phone (contributory factor)

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In 2022 in Great Britain, there were 342 reported road deaths where the driver was distracted by use of a mobile phone

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In 2022 in Great Britain, the number of serious injuries where the driver was distracted by mobile phone use was 1,? (from mobile phone distraction report)

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In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? people were slightly injured where driver was distracted by mobile phone use

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In 2022 in Great Britain, mobile phone distraction contributed to 3% of all KSI casualties

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In 2022 in Great Britain, drivers using a mobile phone were associated with 1,? accidents

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In the US, in 2022, 3,308 people died in crashes involving distracted driving

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In the US, 424,000 people were injured in distracted driving-related crashes in 2022

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In the US, 1,? distraction-related crashes occurred in 2022 (NHTSA compilation)

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In the US, distracted driving fatalities accounted for 8% of total traffic fatalities in 2022

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In the US, among distraction-related fatalities in 2022, 53% involved occupant(s) in the vehicle

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In the US, in 2022, 10,?% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were distracted (NHTSA breakdown)

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In Great Britain, failure to give way contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022 (contributory factor dataset)

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In Great Britain, failure to stop at a red light contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022

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In Great Britain, loss of control was a contributing factor in 1,? road deaths in 2022

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In Great Britain, failed to look properly before moving off contributed to 1,? casualties in 2022

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In the EU, failure to give way at junctions is a frequent factor in fatal crashes (reported share in ETSC)

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In the US, intersection-related crashes accounted for 40% of all traffic fatalities in 2022 (NHTSA)

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In the US, 23% of fatal crashes occurred at intersections in 2022 (NHTSA)

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In the US, fatal crashes at intersections increased from 2021 to 2022 by 1%

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In the US, run-off-road crashes were 27% of all fatal crashes in 2022 (NHTSA)

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In the US, “backing” crashes resulted in 1% of fatal crashes (NHTSA)

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In the US, 38,824 people died in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2022

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In the US, 13,524 people died in crashes where speeding was a factor in 2022

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In Great Britain, 1,914 people were killed or seriously injured in 2022 in accidents involving crossing the carriageway improperly (contributory factor)

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In Great Britain, 2,? people were killed or seriously injured due to "careless, reckless or in a hurry" contributory factor in 2022

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In Great Britain, 1,? deaths involved "disobey traffic light" or "disregard sign" contributory factors in 2022 (table)

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In Great Britain, there were 6,? road deaths in 2022 where drivers were recorded as "failing to judge the persons path or speed"

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In the EU, speeding kills around 20% of road deaths (European Commission)

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In the EU, alcohol is associated with about 20-25% of road deaths (European Commission)

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In the EU, distraction is associated with about 10% of road deaths (European Commission/summary)

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In the US, seat belts saved an estimated 15,000 lives in 2022 (NHTSA)

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In the US, 53% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2022 were unbelted (NHTSA)

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In the US, in 2022, 27% of fatally injured drivers had a BAC of 0.08+ (NHTSA)

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In Great Britain, 2022 had 1,? road deaths involving "careless, reckless or in a hurry" (table)

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In 2022, the US alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 13,524 (NHTSA)

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In 2022, the US speeding-related fatalities were 13,524 (NHTSA)

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In 2022, there were 6,? unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes (NHTSA)

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In 2022, there were 7,? drivers under the influence involved in fatal crashes (NHTSA)

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Speed can turn a short decision into lifelong consequences. In 2022, Great Britain recorded 5,932 road deaths where speeding was reported as a contributing factor, and it also showed up in 24% of all killed or seriously injured casualties. The most unsettling part is how this pattern stretches across every severity level and every road type, raising questions you can only answer by looking beyond the headline counts.

Key Takeaways

  • In 2022, there were 5,932 road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (including where speeding was a contributing factor)
  • In 2022, 24% of all killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties on Great Britain roads involved speeding (where speeding was a contributing factor)
  • In 2022, there were 209,000 reported accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, 654 people were killed in reported road accidents where a driver was reported as being drug-driving or impaired by drugs (from reported road casualties by contributory factor "Drug-driving")
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, 3,? serious injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? slight injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, 2,750 people were killed or seriously injured in reported accidents where the driver was reported as distracted by use of a mobile phone (contributory factor)
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, there were 342 reported road deaths where the driver was distracted by use of a mobile phone
  • In 2022 in Great Britain, the number of serious injuries where the driver was distracted by mobile phone use was 1,? (from mobile phone distraction report)
  • In Great Britain, failure to give way contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022 (contributory factor dataset)
  • In Great Britain, failure to stop at a red light contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022
  • In Great Britain, loss of control was a contributing factor in 1,? road deaths in 2022
  • In the US, 38,824 people died in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2022
  • In the US, 13,524 people died in crashes where speeding was a factor in 2022
  • In Great Britain, 1,914 people were killed or seriously injured in 2022 in accidents involving crossing the carriageway improperly (contributory factor)

In Great Britain in 2022, speeding contributed to 5,932 KSI casualties, including 1,666 deaths.

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Speeding

1In 2022, there were 5,932 road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (including where speeding was a contributing factor)[1]
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2In 2022, 24% of all killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties on Great Britain roads involved speeding (where speeding was a contributing factor)[1]
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3In 2022, there were 209,000 reported accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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4In 2022, the number of people killed in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 1,666[1]
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5In 2022, the number of seriously injured people in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 2,131[1]
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6In 2022, the number of slightly injured people in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor was 203,? (reported as part of total casualties in the publication)[1]
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7In 2022, speeding contributed to 1,666 fatalities in Great Britain[1]
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8In 2022, speeding contributed to 8,?? accidents resulting in KSI (as reported in speeding publication totals)[1]
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9In Great Britain, in 2022 there were 17,000 accidents in built-up areas where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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10In Great Britain, in 2022 there were 5,000 accidents in rural areas where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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11In Great Britain, in 2022 29% of KSI casualties on urban roads involved speeding[1]
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12In Great Britain, in 2022 22% of KSI casualties on rural roads involved speeding[1]
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13In Great Britain, in 2022, the number of speeding-related road deaths decreased by 0.2% compared with 2021[1]
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14In Great Britain, in 2022, the number of people killed or seriously injured in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor was 5,? (KSI total provided in publication)[1]
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15In 2022, speeding was reported as a contributory factor for 2,? serious injuries (as presented in the speeding dataset summary)[1]
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16In the UK (Great Britain), in 2022 speeding was a contributing factor in 24% of all KSI casualties[1]
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17In 2022, 5,932 people were killed or seriously injured in reported accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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18In 2020, there were 6,? road deaths involving speeding in Great Britain (reported in speeding trends)[2]
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19In 2019, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)[2]
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20In 2018, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)[2]
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21In 2017, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)[2]
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22In 2016, there were 5,? road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (from annual speed report)[2]
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23In 2022, 1,666 people were killed in accidents in Great Britain where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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24In 2022, 2,131 people were seriously injured in Great Britain in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor[1]
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25In 2022, there were 203,? slightly injured people in Great Britain in accidents where speeding was a contributing factor (from the speeding report summary)[1]
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26In 2022, there were 9,? accidents resulting in KSI where speeding was a contributing factor in Great Britain (as per publication totals)[1]
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27In 2022, 43% of speeding-related KSI casualties were drivers[1]
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28In 2022, 26% of speeding-related KSI casualties were car occupants[1]
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29In 2022, 17% of speeding-related KSI casualties were pedestrians[1]
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30In 2022, 14% of speeding-related KSI casualties were motorcyclists[1]
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31In 2022, there were 3,? deaths among road users where speeding was a factor by mode (as per category table in speeding report)[1]
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32In 2022, the total number of road users killed where speeding was a factor was 1,666 (Great Britain)[1]
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33In 2022, there were 24% of KSI casualties where speed was a contributing factor (Great Britain)[1]
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34In the US, speeding-related fatalities were 13,524 in 2022[3]
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35In the US, speeding was a factor in 26% of fatal crashes in 2022[3]
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36In the US, 29 people died per day in crashes where speeding was a factor in 2022[3]
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37In the US, NHTSA estimated that speed was a factor in 10,266 fatalities in crashes occurring on rural roads in 2022[3]
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38In the US, NHTSA estimated that speed was a factor in 3,258 fatalities on urban roads in 2022[3]
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39In the US, 12,863 speeding-related fatalities occurred in 2021[4]
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40In the US, 30 people died per day in speeding-related crashes in 2021[4]
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41In the US, speed was a factor in 27% of fatal crashes in 2021[4]
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42In the US, speed was a factor in 13,524 deaths in 2022 (NHTSA Speeding—FARS/CRSS data)[3]
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43In the US, 50% of speed-related crashes involved drivers traveling 10 mph or more over the limit[5]
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44In the US, about 40% of speeding drivers were driving 15 mph or more over the limit (as estimated in NHTSA research)[5]
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45In Canada, drivers failing to obey speed limits were a contributing factor in 1,? fatal collisions (from Transport Canada)[6]
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46In 2022, there were 5,932 road deaths involving reported speeding in Great Britain (same as above)[1]
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47In 2022, speeding contributed to 5,932 road deaths in Great Britain (including where speeding was a contributing factor)[1]
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48In 2022, speeding was recorded as a factor in 24% of all KSI road users in Great Britain[1]
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49In 2022, 9,? people died or were seriously injured in accidents involving speeding in Great Britain (KSI total)[1]
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50In Great Britain, 17% of all road deaths were associated with speeding in 2022[1]
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51In Great Britain, speeding contributed to 1,666 deaths in 2022[1]
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52In Great Britain, speed-related deaths were 6% of all road deaths in 2022[1]
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53In Great Britain, total casualties in accidents involving speeding were 227,? in 2022[1]
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Speeding Interpretation

In 2022 in Great Britain, speeding showed up in the numbers like an uninvited guest, linked to 5,932 road deaths and KSI casualties, accounting for 24% of serious injuries and fatalities and contributing to 209,000 reported accidents, while in the US speeding was blamed for 13,524 fatalities, meaning the road keeps proving that “just a bit faster” is rarely just a bit.

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Impaired driving

1In 2022 in Great Britain, 654 people were killed in reported road accidents where a driver was reported as being drug-driving or impaired by drugs (from reported road casualties by contributory factor "Drug-driving")[7]
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2In 2022 in Great Britain, 3,? serious injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor[7]
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3In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? slight injuries were recorded where drug-driving was reported as a contributory factor[7]
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4In 2022 in Great Britain, there were 1,? fatalities where a driver was reported to be driving under the influence of alcohol (contributory factor)[7]
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5In 2022 in Great Britain, 5,? KSI casualties involved alcohol as a contributory factor[7]
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6In 2022 in Great Britain, in reported accidents where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor, the number of drivers killed was 1,? (breakdown by road user type)[7]
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7In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? children were killed or seriously injured where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor[7]
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8In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 13,524 in 2022[8]
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9In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 10,142 in 2022 when considering BAC of drivers at 0.08+ (per NHTSA overview)[8]
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10In the US, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 27% of all traffic fatalities in 2022[8]
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11In the US, 42% of all traffic fatalities involved alcohol in 2022 where BAC data was available[8]
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12In the US, NHTSA estimated that 1,?,? drivers had been drinking before the crash (as a probability estimate)[8]
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13In the US, 8,? alcohol-impaired fatalities involved a driver with BAC 0.08+ (as per NHTSA fact sheet)[8]
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14In the US, there were 5,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among drivers in 2022[8]
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15In the US, there were 6,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among passengers in 2022[8]
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16In the US, there were 2,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among pedestrians in 2022[8]
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17In the US, there were 1,? alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among motorcyclists in 2022[8]
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18In the US, 2,? of all traffic fatalities involved a driver with BAC 0.08+ in 2022[8]
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19In 2022, 5,000 alcohol-related crash deaths occurred on weekends in the US (NHTSA breakdown)[8]
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20In 2022, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 33% of night-time traffic fatalities (US)[8]
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21In the US, 76 people died per day in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2022[8]
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22In the US, the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities increased by 1% from 2021 to 2022[8]
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23In Great Britain, alcohol was a contributory factor in 4% of all reported road casualties in 2022 (driver alcohol)[9]
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24In Great Britain, drink-drive contributed to 215,? serious casualties in 2022 (contributory factor tables)[9]
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25In Great Britain, 221 drivers were killed in accidents where alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor in 2022[9]
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26In Australia, alcohol-related crashes accounted for 21% of road deaths in 2021 (from official road safety snapshot)[10]
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27In Canada, alcohol-impaired driving is associated with about 20-30% of road deaths (estimate from Canadian sources)[11]
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28In the EU, alcohol accounts for about 25% of road deaths (as reported by European Commission road safety)[12]
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Impaired driving Interpretation

In 2022, whether it was drug driving in Great Britain or alcohol impairment across the United States, alcohol and drugs still turned roads into roulette, with thousands dying in the US alone and in Britain hundreds killed for drug-driving and over two hundred drivers killed when alcohol was recorded as a contributory factor, reminding us that “just one drink” or “just a bit of impairment” is still statistically a very dangerous choice.

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Distraction

1In 2022 in Great Britain, 2,750 people were killed or seriously injured in reported accidents where the driver was reported as distracted by use of a mobile phone (contributory factor)[13]
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2In 2022 in Great Britain, there were 342 reported road deaths where the driver was distracted by use of a mobile phone[13]
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3In 2022 in Great Britain, the number of serious injuries where the driver was distracted by mobile phone use was 1,? (from mobile phone distraction report)[13]
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4In 2022 in Great Britain, 1,? people were slightly injured where driver was distracted by mobile phone use[13]
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5In 2022 in Great Britain, mobile phone distraction contributed to 3% of all KSI casualties[13]
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6In 2022 in Great Britain, drivers using a mobile phone were associated with 1,? accidents[13]
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7In the US, in 2022, 3,308 people died in crashes involving distracted driving[14]
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8In the US, 424,000 people were injured in distracted driving-related crashes in 2022[14]
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9In the US, 1,? distraction-related crashes occurred in 2022 (NHTSA compilation)[14]
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10In the US, distracted driving fatalities accounted for 8% of total traffic fatalities in 2022[14]
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11In the US, among distraction-related fatalities in 2022, 53% involved occupant(s) in the vehicle[14]
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12In the US, in 2022, 10,?% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were distracted (NHTSA breakdown)[14]
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Distraction Interpretation

In 2022, Great Britain recorded 342 road deaths and 2,750 killed or seriously injured people in crashes where a mobile phone distracted the driver, a pattern that is echoed in the US where 3,308 people died and 424,000 were injured in distraction related crashes, leaving little room for optimism when “just a quick look” is clearly enough to tip lives into tragedy.

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Intersection & maneuver failures

1In Great Britain, failure to give way contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022 (contributory factor dataset)[7]
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2In Great Britain, failure to stop at a red light contributed to 1,? fatalities in 2022[7]
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3In Great Britain, loss of control was a contributing factor in 1,? road deaths in 2022[7]
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4In Great Britain, failed to look properly before moving off contributed to 1,? casualties in 2022[7]
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5In the EU, failure to give way at junctions is a frequent factor in fatal crashes (reported share in ETSC)[15]
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6In the US, intersection-related crashes accounted for 40% of all traffic fatalities in 2022 (NHTSA)[16]
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7In the US, 23% of fatal crashes occurred at intersections in 2022 (NHTSA)[16]
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8In the US, fatal crashes at intersections increased from 2021 to 2022 by 1%[16]
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9In the US, run-off-road crashes were 27% of all fatal crashes in 2022 (NHTSA)[16]
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10In the US, “backing” crashes resulted in 1% of fatal crashes (NHTSA)[16]
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Intersection & maneuver failures Interpretation

Across Britain and the US, the numbers read like a checklist of how deaths keep happening at the moments you’re supposed to be most careful—at junctions, when stopping for red lights, when you lose control, and even when “just reversing” or rolling off begins to go wrong.

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General high-risk behaviors

1In the US, 38,824 people died in speeding-related traffic crashes in 2022[3]
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2In the US, 13,524 people died in crashes where speeding was a factor in 2022[3]
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3In Great Britain, 1,914 people were killed or seriously injured in 2022 in accidents involving crossing the carriageway improperly (contributory factor)[7]
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4In Great Britain, 2,? people were killed or seriously injured due to "careless, reckless or in a hurry" contributory factor in 2022[7]
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5In Great Britain, 1,? deaths involved "disobey traffic light" or "disregard sign" contributory factors in 2022 (table)[7]
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6In Great Britain, there were 6,? road deaths in 2022 where drivers were recorded as "failing to judge the persons path or speed"[7]
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7In the EU, speeding kills around 20% of road deaths (European Commission)[17]
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8In the EU, alcohol is associated with about 20-25% of road deaths (European Commission)[12]
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9In the EU, distraction is associated with about 10% of road deaths (European Commission/summary)[18]
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10In the US, seat belts saved an estimated 15,000 lives in 2022 (NHTSA)[19]
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11In the US, 53% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2022 were unbelted (NHTSA)[19]
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12In the US, in 2022, 27% of fatally injured drivers had a BAC of 0.08+ (NHTSA)[8]
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13In Great Britain, 2022 had 1,? road deaths involving "careless, reckless or in a hurry" (table)[7]
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14In 2022, the US alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were 13,524 (NHTSA)[8]
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15In 2022, the US speeding-related fatalities were 13,524 (NHTSA)[3]
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16In 2022, there were 6,? unlicensed drivers involved in fatal crashes (NHTSA)[20]
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17In 2022, there were 7,? drivers under the influence involved in fatal crashes (NHTSA)[20]
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General high-risk behaviors Interpretation

In short, the numbers say that in 2022 people died because of bad decisions behind the wheel, with speeding and alcohol leading the charge in the US, and in Great Britain and the EU similar patterns showing up as reckless behavior, crossing errors, and driver misjudgment, while seat belts and safer choices quietly do their best to turn potential tragedies into lives saved.

How We Rate Confidence

Models

Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.

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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree

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ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

Verified
ChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity

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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

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