At what speed do 3 out of 4 crashes occur?

More than 80 percent of all crashes occur at speeds less than 40 mph. Deaths involving non-belted occupants of cars have been recorded at as low as 12 mph. That's about the speed you'd be driving in a parking lot. Three out of four crashes causing death occur within 25 miles of home.



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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) estimated that about 40 percent of people who get hit by a motor vehicle going 30 mph will die from their injuries.

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If you drive any car short of a race car with head restraint devices and other safety innovations into a wall at 90 mph you're probably going to die. In fact, likely the only way to survive hitting something head on at 90 mph is to be driving a big car at 45 and hit something like a smart car at 45.

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