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Accident Facts

In 2002, 42,815 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes -an increase of 1.5 percent from 2001 (42,196). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 1.51. The injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 103. The fatality rate per 100,000 population was 14.85 in 2002, slightly higher than the 2001 rate of 14.79. An average of 117 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2002- one every 12 minutes. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 2 through 33 years old. Vehicle occupants accounted for 87 percent of traffic fatalities in 2002. The remaining 13 percent were pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and other nonoccupants.

Table 1. Motor Vehicle Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured,1992-2002

Table 2. Persons Killed and Injured and Fatality and Injury Rates,1992-2002

Contact our Kansas Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

Did You Know?

74% Of Passenger Vehicle Occupants Who Were Ejected from The Vehicle Were Killed
Safety belts are effective in preventing total ejections: only 1% of the occupants reported to have been using restraints were totally ejected, compared with 29% of the unrestrained occupants.

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Terms

Today's Terms

Private Passenger Automobile

Definition:
Four-wheeled motor vehicles of the private passenger, station wagon, or van type. Private passenger automobiles are designed for use on public highways and subject to motor vehicle registration.

Venue

Definition:
The specific county, city or geographical area in which a court has jurisdiction

Loss Due To Fire Title

Definition:
The vehicle sustained major damage due to fire. In most states, fire damage titles are issued when the cost of repairing the vehicle for safe operation exceeds its fair market value.

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Hot Topics

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Kansas Car Accident Lawyers

If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an Kansas Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

Derby
Dodge City
Emporia
Garden City
Hays
Hutchinson
Junction City
Kansas City
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Lenexa

Liberal
Manhattan
Newton
Olathe
Overland Park
Pittsburg
Prairie Village
Salina
Shawnee
Topeka
Wichita

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