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| Highway deaths at record low in first half of 2009
Quote: WASHINGTON – Deaths on U.S. highways have dropped to a record low during the first six months of 2009, continuing a recent trend of fewer people dying on roads.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported Friday that 16,626 people died in traffic crashes between January and the end of June, a 7 percent decline from the same period last year. It followed up on a record low number of deaths achieved for that period in 2008, when an estimated 37,261 motorists died, the fewest since 1961.
Safety experts said the decline in roadway deaths followed similar patterns formed during the early 1980s and early 1990s, when sluggish economic factors led many motorists to cut back on discretionary travel. Highway deaths have dropped steadily since 2005.
"The recession is probably the biggest contributor but it's not the only contributor," said Barbara Harsha, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety agencies.
Highway safety officials also reported a decline in the fatality rate, the number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. It fell to 1.15 during the first half of 2009, compared with a record low — at the time — of 1.27 in 2008.
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