Autos · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about driving and cars in the United States, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 235 million
That works out to roughly 9 in 10 adults holding a license, though rates vary a lot by age and region.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2022 (2022) fhwa.dot.gov
Answerabout 282 million
Light-duty vehicles like cars, SUVs and pickups make up roughly 91% of that total.
Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2022 (2022) fhwa.dot.gov
Answer91.6%
Seat belt use has climbed for decades, up from 90.4% just the year before, though the year-over-year change was small.
Source: NHTSA, National Occupant Protection Use Survey (2022) crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov
Answerabout 40,990
That equals a fatality rate of roughly 1.27 deaths per 100 million miles driven that year.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (via Wikipedia) (2023) en.wikipedia.org