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Safety on the Road In 2017, more than 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes

The three biggest causes of fatalities on the road are alcohol, speeding and distracted driving. Addressing what causes crashes, as well as the role vehicles, drivers, road systems and technology play in creating safer roads is how we will eliminate preventable deaths on the road. Together We Can End Impaired Driving Impaired driving is driving while drunk, drugged, drowsy and/or distracted. All of…