In 2014 an estimated 1,580 lives were saved by electronic stability control (ESC) among passenger vehicle (PV) occupants. These lives saved consisted of 681 passenger car (PC) occupants and 899 light-truck and van (LTV) occupants. The estimated 1,580 lives saved in 2014 is an increase over the estimated lives saved in previous years, 1,366 lives saved in 2013, 1,225 lives saved in 2012, 896 lives saved in 2011, and 682 lives saved in 2010. Added together ESC has saved more than 4,100 lives during the 5-year period from 2010 to 2014. NHTSA’s estimates of effectiveness for ESC have been updated in the technical report, Updated Estimates of Fatality Reduction by Electronic Stability Control (Kahane, 2014) which is discussed in the Background section of this Research Note. (Author/publisher)
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