Decade of Action for Road Safety

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 to 2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is participating in this effort to enhance focus on protecting people on the road. As a first step, CDC is releasing fact sheets showing the tremendous cost burden of deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, and highlighting strategies to prevent these deaths.

Over 30,000 people are killed in crashes each year in the United States. In 2005, in addition to the toll on victims’ family and friends, crash deaths resulted in $41 billion in medical and work loss costs. The CDC fact sheets for each state show costs and CDC’s recommendations for saving lives and money.

To access fact sheets for New England each state, please visit:

CDC: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: Connecticut

CDC: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: Maine

MA: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: Massachusetts

NH: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: New Hampshire

CDC: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: Rhode Island

CDC: Cost of deaths from motor vehicle crashes: Vermont

Additional information:

CDC: Cost of Deaths from Crashes

CDC: Injury Prevention & Control: Motor Vehicle Safety: Prevention Policies