Traffic fatality rates are starting to drop again after a surge in deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic, but other trends are causing fresh alarm among governors and state lawmakers.
Preliminary figures last month from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show there were 1.24 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled during the first three months of 2023, down from 1.32 deaths during the same period in 2022.
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