Increase Of Fatalities In Wisconsin Drivers

Although Wisconsin is committed to lowering the amount of deaths resulting from traffic accidents to zero, there has been an increase in traffic deaths throughout the first two months of 2012. This increase is attributable to many factors, but none more apparent than the failure of drivers and passengers to wear safety belts. The mild winter may have also been a contributing factor. An increase in drivers on the road could result in a higher probability of an accident.

As of the end of February, 78 people died in 65 traffic crashes. Over the same period last year fatalities totaled only 61. The total number of deaths through February is also above the five-year average of 71. In February alone, 34 people died in 25 traffic crashes, which is 12 more than last February’s total of 22, and one more than the five-year average of 33.

February 2011 was the safest February ever recorded for traffic deaths on Wisconsin roads, so the increase in February 2012 is not necessarily as startling as it appears. Also, the death total in February 2012 was much lower than the worst month of February on record, 73 deaths in 1968.

While drivers and passengers are wearing safety belts more frequently than they did 20 or 30 years ago, which is evidenced by the large drop in traffic fatalities over that time period, some drivers and passengers are still choosing not to buckle up. The fact that drivers and passengers still choose not to wear a safety belt is unfortunate. Wearing a safety belt is one of the best preventative measures a driver or passenger can use to avoid a fatal outcome in an automobile crash. All drivers and their passengers should perform the very simple task of wearing a safety belt every time they step into a vehicle. It will lead to a decrease in traffic fatalities instead of the recent increasing trend. It is also the law in Wisconsin.

 

Although Wisconsin is committed to lowering the amount of WrongfulDeath Lawyer Milwaukee resulting from traffic accidents to zero, there has been an increase in traffic deaths throughout the first two months of 2012. Wearing a safety belt is one of the best preventative measures a driver or passenger can use to avoid AutomobilePersonal Injury Milwaukee.