A Tesla Model S in the aftermath of a fatal crash in April 2019 near Key Largo, Fla. The driver survived, but the impact killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her companion. Florida Highway Patrol hide caption
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A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows higher speeds are worse for pedestrians regardless of vehicle height — but those risks are amplified for vehicles with taller front ends. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Pedestrians cross the street as traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Officials investigate a fatal head-on collision on Route 1 at the town line of Wiscasset and Woolwich in Maine in May. Derek Davis/Press Herald via Getty Images hide caption
A wrecked police motorcycle lays on the scene after a suspected drunk driver crashed during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater, Okla. J Pat Carter/Getty Images hide caption
The scene of a multivehicle pileup in Louisiana three years ago. National traffic safety officials say more than 35,000 people died on the nation's roads and highways last year, a 7.2 percent increase over the previous year. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
Although Uber has repeatedly extolled drunken-driving reduction as a benefit of its service, a new study of data from across the U.S. finds ride-sharing apps have had no effect on alcohol-related traffic fatalities. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
"Americans take their safety on the roadways for granted," says Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
Marking novice drivers' cars doesn't help reduce crash rates when it comes to learner's permit holders, study finds. iStockphoto hide caption
A rural highway in southern Thailand photographed in 2013. Congestion and reckless driving are not uncommon on the country's roads and thoroughfares. Sumeth Panpetch/AP hide caption
Richard Meehan, 16, with his car at his home in Shelton, Conn in 2008. Researchers say tougher licensing laws have led to fewer fatal car crashes involving 16-year-old drivers. Bob Child/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption