LESSONS LEARNED FROM FATAL CAR CRASH DATA
Chun Wang
2018
Motor vehicle travel is a major means of transportation in the United States, yet for all its advantages, each year fatal motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. lead to an estimated societal burden of more than $230 billion from medical and other costs [1]. Motor vehicle crashes are also the leading cause of death for persons every age from 5 to 32 years old [2]. In this project, we deep dived into the fatal car crash records in the U.S. in year 2016, collected by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) [3] and encoded using the government’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. By wielding this dataset and related research, we developed an interactive essay trying to thoroughly explore the top risk factors that are highly correlated to fatal motor vehicle crashes.
Launch the interactive essay & tools in your web browser from here. Read the project poster summary and report detailing our methodologies.
Launch the interactive essay & tools in your web browser from here. Read the project poster summary and report detailing our methodologies.
