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Description: US Highway Agency Says 2023, Saw Second Consecutive Year of, Declining Traffic Deaths.<br/>'The Independent' reports that traffic deaths <br/>in the United States fell 3.6% in 2023, recording <br/>approximately 41,000 deaths on the nation's roads.<br/>According to the National Highway Traffic Safety <br/>Administration, 2023 was the second year in <br/>a row that saw the number of fatalities decrease.<br/>On April 1, the agency also released <br/>final numbers for 2022, registering <br/>42,514 fatalities related to crashes.<br/>According to NHTSA Deputy Administrator <br/>Sophie Shulman, Q4 of 2023 marked the <br/>seventh consecutive quarter of declining traffic deaths.<br/>'The Independent' reports that the news <br/>comes despite people driving more.<br/>Estimates by the Federal Highway Administration show <br/>that people in the U.S. drove 67.5 billion more miles <br/>in 2023 than they did the year before, a 2.1% increase.<br/>According to Shulman, <br/>the numbers remain too high with many of <br/>those deaths the result of distracted driving. .<br/>An estimated 3,308 people were killed in <br/>distracted driving crashes, while another <br/>289,310 people were injured in 2022.<br/>Distracted driving is <br/>extremely dangerous, Sophie Shulman, NHTSA Deputy Administrator, via 'The Independent'.<br/>The agency is set to launch its 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' <br/>advertising campaign, which will include a law enforcement <br/>crackdown on the behavior from April 4 to 8. .<br/>The agency is set to launch its 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' <br/>advertising campaign, which will include a law enforcement <br/>crackdown on the behavior from April 4 to 8.
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