What the latest driving data reveals about safer roads in 2026

kAm#@25 D276EJ 5:C64E=J :>A24ED :?DFC2?46 AC6>:F>D[ =:23:=:EJ 6IA@DFC6[ 2?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 DA6?5:?8 24C@DD E96 &]$]—J6E 72E2=:EJ C2E6D C6D:DE65 :>AC@G6>6?E 7@C J62CD] %96 2FE@>@E:G6 :?5FDECJ 72465 C68F=2E@CJ AC6DDFC6 @G6C 2??F2= 562E9D[ DAFCC:?8 25G2?46D :? G69:4=6 D276EJ 762EFC6D] #@25 56D:8? 2=D@ D9:7E65[ H:E9 492?86D E@ :?E6CD64E:@?D 2?5 DEC66E =2J@FED D9@H:?8 >62DFC23=6 :>A24E] qFE E96 C62= BF6DE:@? :D H96E96C E9@D6 677@CED 2C6 24EF2==J H@C<:?8]k^Am

kAm}6H EC277:4 52E2 7C@> E96 }2E:@?2= w:89H2J %C277:4 $276EJ p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? C6G62=D E96J 2C6] #646?E DEF5:6D D9@H 2 4=62C 5@H?H2C5 EC6?5 :? 72E2=:E:6D] %649?@=@8J 6>365565 :? G69:4=6D[ 2FE@?@>@FD DJDE6>D 4@>:?8 @?=:?6[ 2?5 D>2CE6C C@25 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2C6 2== 724E@CD E92E 2C6 :>A24E:?8 C@25 D276EJ] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC:F>A9=2H8C@FA]4@>^Qm%C:F>A9 {2H vC@FAk^2m[ 2 A6CD@?2= :?;FCJ =2H 7:C> :? !9@6?:I[ F?A24<D H92E E96 52E2 24EF2==J D9@HD 2?5 H96C6 E96 D276EJ :>AC@G6>6?ED 2C6 4@>:?8 7C@>]k^Am

k7:8FC6mk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^:>286D]DE24<6C]4@>^H^`ag_^:>286D^DE@C:6D^a_ae^_f^a_^EC:F>A90b`gfcgh3]A?8Q 2=ElQp? :?7@8C2A9:4 567:?:?8 9@H D>2CE6C G69:4=6D 2?5 D276C C@25D 2C6 36?67:4:2=]Q DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TQ ^mk7:842AE:@?m%C:F>A9 {2H vC@FAk^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m

k9bmk3C ^m#@25 p44:56?E $E2E:DE:4D &?A24<65k^9bm

kAmp??F2= 7:8FC6D @? EC277:4 D276EJ 2C6 AC@5F465 3J E96 }w%$p 2?5 s~%] (9:=6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4C2D9DE2ED]?9ED2]5@E]8@G^pA:^!F3=:4^':6H!F3=:42E:@?^g`bg__QmE96 5C:G:?8 52E2 7@C a_adk^2m :D DE:== 2 DE2E:DE:42= AC@;64E:@? C2E96C E92? 4@?E2:?:?8 7:?2=[ 7:C> ?F>36CD[ E96 EC6?5 E@H2C5 76H6C 72E2=:E:6D :D 4=62C] $A64:7:42==J[ :E’D 6DE:>2E65 E92E 562E9D 7C@> 2FE@ 4@==:D:@?D 76== e]fT J62C @? J62C[ 7C@> ;FDE @G6C bh[___ :? a_ac E@ be[ec_ =2DE J62C]k^Am

kAm"c @7 a_ad H2D E96 `dE9 4@?D64FE:G6 BF2CE6C :? H9:49 2 564=:?6 :? 72E2=:E:6D H2D C64@C565[ 2?5 C6D62C496CD 2C6 4@?7:56?E E92E E9:D EC6?5 C6AC6D6?ED 2 C632=2?4:?8 @7 C@25 D276EJ 7@==@H:?8 E96 F?6IA64E65 5:DCFAE:@? 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E96 A2?56>:4] $@[ H9:=6 H6’C6 ?@E J6E 2E 9:DE@C:4 =@HD[ E96C6’D 4=62C[ 4@?E:?F@FD >@G6>6?E :? E96 C:89E 5:C64E:@?]k^Am

kAm%@ 7FCE96C 46>6?E E96 :>AC@G:?8 D276EJ 4@?5:E:@?D[ E96 C6A@CE 6DE:>2E6D E92E 7@C 6G6CJ `__ >:==:@? G69:4=6 >:=6D EC2G6=65 W'|%X @? &]$] C@25D[ ;FDE `]`_ 72E2=:E:6D @44FC] %92E’D 2 564=:?6 7C@> E96 `]`h 72E2=:E:6D A6C `__ >:==:@? '|% 42=4F=2E65 :? a_ac] ~?=J @?6 @E96C J62C :? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 C64@C5:?8 EC277:4 D276EJ DE2E:DE:4D 92D 925 2 =@H6C 2G6C286 ?F>36C @7 72E2=:E:6D A6C `__ >:==:@? '|%]k^Am

kAm%96 52E2 D9@HD 72E2=:EJ C65F4E:@?D 24C@DD 2== C68:@?D @7 E96 &]$]—6G6? :? 2C62D E92E 9:DE@C:42==J 925 9:896C C2E6D] %96 t2DE r@2DE D2H E96 =2C86DE 6DE:>2E65 C65F4E:@?D :? 72E2=:E:6D[ H:E9 2C62D :?4=F5:?8 ':C8:?:2[ z6?EF4<J[ (2D9:?8E@? s]r][ 2?5 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 6G6? C6249:?8 5@F3=6 5:8:ED]k^Am

kAm%96 5@H?EC6?5 :? C@25 72E2=:E:6D 5@6D ?@E >62? E96C6 :D?’E 2 ?665 7@C 7FCE96C :>AC@G6>6?E]k^Am

k9bm%649?@=@8J’D x?7=F6?46k^9bm

kAm|2?52E@CJ D276EJ E649 :D A2CE @7 E96 DE@CJ] %:89E6C G69:4=6 C68F=2E:@?D 7@C465 2FE@>2<6CD E@ 255 762EFC6D E92E 24EF2==J AC6G6?E 4C2D96D] (6’C6 6?E6C:?8 2 A6C:@5 :? H9:49 ECF6 D6=7\5C:G:?8 42CD 2C6 2 C62=:EJ :? >@C6 A2CED @7 E96 4@F?ECJ[ 3C:?8:?8 E96 A@E6?E:2= 7@C 6G6? 7FCE96C C:D< C65F4E:@?D]k^Am

kAmp5G2?465 5C:G6C 2DD:DE2?46 DJDE6>D Wpsp$X 2C6 ?@H DE2?52C5 :? >@DE ?6H G69:4=6D] %96J C2?86 7C@> 86?6C2= 2:5 E@ 5:C64E :?E6CG6?E:@? H:E9@FE E2<:?8 E@E2= 4@?EC@= @7 >@>6?E\E@\>@>6?E 5C:G:?8 2H2J 7C@> 2 9F>2?] %9:D :?4=F56D 2FE@?@>@FD 6>6C86?4J 3C2<:?8[ =2?6 <66A 2DD:DE[ 2?5 2FE@>2E:4 DA665 =:>:E 56E64E:@?[ E@ ?2>6 3FE 2 76H] pD :?5:42E65 :? 2 a_ac DFCG6J 4@?5F4E65 3J E96 x?DFC2?46 x?DE:EFE6 7@C w:89H2J $276EJ[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]::9D]@C8^?6HD^56E2:=^>@DE\5C:G6CD\H@F=5\36\@<\H:E9\2?E:\DA665:?8\E649\:?\G69:4=6D\DFCG6J\D9@HDQme_T @7 >@E@C:DEDk^2m 92G6 ?@ AC@3=6> H:E9 G69:4=6D :DDF:?8 2F5:@ 2=6CED 2?5 G:DF2= H2C?:?8D @? E96 52D93@2C5 H96? E96J 6I4665 E96 DA665 =:>:E]k^Am

kAmsC:G6CD >@DE =:<6=J E@ DA665 H6C6 2=D@ >@DE C6D:DE2?E E@ :?\42C DA665 =:>:E6CD] x7 psp$ 42? <66A C6DA@?D:3=6 5C:G6CD D276C H:E9 E96D6 C6>:?56CD 2?5 >:?@C :?E6CG6?E:@?D[ E92E’D 36EE6C 7@C E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 C@25 FD6CD]k^Am

k9bmpFE@>2E:@? 2?5 uFCE96C sC:G6C |@?:E@C:?8k^9bm

kAm(2J>@VD 2FE@?@>@FD G69:4=6 E6DE:?8 D9@HD C62= D276EJ 82:?D] %96 52E2i _]e :?;FCJ\:?G@=G65 4@==:D:@?D A6C >:==:@? >:=6D 7@C 2FE@?@>@FD G69:4=6D[ G6CDFD a]g 7@C 9F>2? 5C:G6CD] #6D62C49 7@F?5 E92E[ @? 2G6C286[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^AF3>65]?43:]?=>]?:9]8@G^bhcgdefg^Qm_]e 4@==:D:@? :?4:56?EDk^2m H:E9 2? :?;FCJ H6C6 C6A@CE65 A6C >:==:@? >:=6D 5C:G6? :? 2? 2FE@?@>@FD E6DE G69:4=6] (96? 9F>2? 5C:G6CD 2C6 2DD6DD65[ E96 ?F>36C :D a]g :?;FCJ :?4:56?ED[ >2<:?8 D6=7\5C:G:?8 G69:4=6D g_T =6DD =:<6=J E@ 36 :?G@=G65 :? D6C:@FD 4@==:D:@?D]k^Am

kAmsC:G6C DE2E6 >@?:E@C:?8 Ws$|X E649?@=@8J @776CD 2?@E96C =2J6C @7 :?E6CG6?E:@?] |256 FA @7 42>6C2D 2?5 D6?D@CD E92E EC24< 72E:8F6 2?5 5:DEC24E:@?[ s$| DJDE6>D 4@F=5 AC6G6?E E96 EH@ 3:886DE 3692G:@C2= 42FD6D @7 4@==:D:@?D]k^Am

kAm#6D62C49 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC=]4@]F<^FA=@25D^EC=^5@4F>6?ED^!!#a_eg\sC:G6C\u2E:8F6\2?5\pEE6?E:@?\|@?:E@C:?80`]A57Qm7C@> %#{ 2?5 E96 s'$pk^2m A@:?ED @FE E92E a_T @7 G69:4=6 4@==:D:@?D :? E96 &]$] DE6> 7C@> 2? @G6CE:C65 A6CD@? 36:?8 369:?5 E96 H966=[ H9:=6 gT @7 72E2= 4C2D96D =:DE 5:DEC24E:@? 2D 2 4@?EC:3FE:?8 724E@C] xE 2=D@ 4:E6D 2 A@E6?E:2= hbT 5C@A :? 72E:8F6\C6=2E65 :?4:56?ED 2?5 @G6C EH@\E9:C5D @7 5:DEC24E:@?\C6=2E65 4@==:D:@?D[ >256 A@DD:3=6 H96? G69:4=6D 2C6 7:EE65 H:E9 s$| DJDE6>D]k^Am

k9bm$276C #@25 s6D:8? 2?5 x?7C2DECF4EFC6k^9bm

kAm#@25 56D:8? 2?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC2= 492?86D 2C6 E96 E9:C5 724E@C C6D92A:?8 D276EJ @FE4@>6D] p k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^;@FC?2=D]AF3=:D9:?8]F>:49]65F^F>FC;^2CE:4=6^:5^hgbb^Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 |:49:82?k^2m DEF5J 6I2>:?:?8 a_`h\a_ab 52E2 EC24<65 H92E 92AA6?65 H96? C@F?523@FED C6A=2465 EC25:E:@?2= :?E6CD64E:@?D 24C@DD G2C:@FD 4@F?E:6D]k^Am

kAm%96 7:?5:?8D D9@H E92E C@F?523@FED C6DF=E :? 76H6C D6C:@FD 4@==:D:@?D 3642FD6 E96:C 56D:8? :?96C6?E=J 6?4@FC286D 5C:G6CD E@ 36 >@C6 6?82865 2?5 2H2C6 @7 E96 C@25 CF=6D[ H:E9 >@E@C:DED D6=7\6?7@C4:?8 E96D6 CF=6D C2E96C E92? C6=J:?8 @? =:89ED 2?5 D:8?2=D] #6D62C496CD 7@F?5 E92E C@F?523@FED 92G6 2 A@D:E:G6 :>A24E :? =@H\:?4@>6 4@>>F?:E:6D[ H96C6 3692G:@C\C6=2E65 4C2D96D 72== A@DE\:?DE2==2E:@?[ 6G6? :7 E96C6’D 2 D=:89E FAE:4< :? >:?@C 4C2D96D 2D E96 4@>>F?:EJ 86ED E@ 8C:AD H:E9 9@H E9:D EJA6 @7 C@25 762EFC6 H@C<D]k^Am

kAmr92?8:?8 E96 A9JD:42= D92A6 @7 @FC C@25D :D D@>6E:>6D >@C6 67764E:G6 E92? A@DE:?8 2 DA665 =:>:E D:8?] %9:D =6G6= @7 D6=7\6?7@C4:?8 56D:8? 8@6D 92?5 :? 92?5 H:E9 E96 5:D4FDD:@? @7 psp$ 2?5 s$|[ D:?46 :E’D 23@FE 6?4@FC28:?8 8C62E6C 5C:G6C :?G@=G6>6?E 2?5 244@F?E23:=:EJ] p== E96D6 A@:?ED E@ E96 =:<6=:9@@5 E92E E96 5C:G:?8 52E2 7@C a_ae 2?5 36J@?5 H:== D9@H 7FCE96C 564=:?6D :? EC277:4 :?4:56?ED 2?5 24C@DD\E96\3@2C5 :>AC@G6>6?ED :? C@25 D276EJ]k^Am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC:F>A9=2H8C@FA]4@>^3=@8^H92E\E96\=2E6DE\5C:G:?8\52E2\C6G62=D\23@FE\D276C\C@25D\:?\a_ae^Qmk6>m%9:D DE@CJk^6>mk^2m k6>mH2D AC@5F465 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC:F>A9=2H8C@FA]4@>^Qmk6>m%C:F>A9 {2H vC@FAk^6>mk^2m k6>m2?5 C6G:6H65 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9F3D]=2^"_b<=8$#_Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmk6>m$E24<6Ck^6>mk^2m]k^Am