One-year odds of a car occupant dying in a crash

1 in 17,625. (Source: National Safety Council: What Are The Odds of Dying?)

4: The average number of civilian workers who die in road crashes throughout the US every day. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

8: One Canadian woman dies in a motor vehicle collision every eight hours. For Canadian men, it’s one every four hours. (Statistics Canada)

22: The percentage of work-related deaths caused by roadway crashes between 1992 and 2001. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

28: The percentage of semi-trucks involved in fatal incidents. (NIOSH)

49: The percentage of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving collisions between vehicles. (NIOSH)

61:? The cost in billions of dollars in lost wages and benefits for crash victims in 2000. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)