Traffic Safety Facts 2009 : speeding.

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NHTSA considers a crash to be speeding-related if the driver was charged with a speeding-related offence or if an officer indicated that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor in the crash. Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by NHTSA to be $40.4 billion per year. In 2009, speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes, and 10,591 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. Speeding-related fatalities decreased by 10 percent from 11,767 in 2008 to 10,591 in 2009.(Author/publisher)

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20111203 ST [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, National Center for Statistics & Analysis NCSA, [2011], 6 p.; NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2009 Data / DOT HS 811 397

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