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Driving in the United States Risk Calculator

Driving is common in the U.S., but it carries real risks of fatality and serious injury. This calculator estimates your expected risk over different distances, times of day, seat-belt use, alcohol impairment, distraction, and speeding, based on national crash data.

Your Inputs

Choose your driving conditions below:

Select your distance of travel:

Driving at night increases risk because more crashes happen in fewer miles:

Wearing a seat belt greatly reduces the risk of death or serious injury:

Alcohol impairment raises crash risk substantially; select the driver’s Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) category:

Distraction (especially visual-manual phone use) increases crash risk:

Higher speeds increase both crash likelihood and severity:

Your Results

Your estimated chance of being in a fatal crash is {{One_in_X:{result}}}.

Your estimated chance of being injured in a crash is {{One_in_X:{result}}}. Note: “Injuries” reflect police-reported injuries (not limited to hospitalizations).

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-== Driving Risks Calculator ==
+== Driving in the United States Risk Calculator ==
-Driving involves inherent risks, including the potential for motor vehicle crashes that can result in fatalities, injuries, or property damage. This calculator estimates your crash risk based on key factors: distracted driving (e.g., cellphone use), speeding, and alcohol impairment. By selecting your driving behaviors, you can understand how these factors influence your likelihood of being involved in a crash.
+Driving is common in the U.S., but it carries real risks of fatality and serious injury.
+This calculator estimates your expected risk over different distances, times of day, seat-belt use, alcohol impairment, distraction, and speeding, based on national crash data.
 === Your Inputs ===
-Select your driving behaviors to estimate your crash risk:
-<DropDown title="Distracted Driving" table="distracted_driving">
+Choose your driving conditions below:
-* None: You are fully focused on driving.
-* Cellphone Use: You are using a cellphone while driving.
-* Other Distraction: You are engaged in other distracting activities (e.g., eating, adjusting radio).
-</DropDown>
-<DropDown title="Speeding" table="speeding">
+Select your distance of travel:
-* Not Speeding: You drive at or below the speed limit.
+<DropDown title="Distance Driven" table="distance_options"></DropDown>
-* Speeding: You drive above the speed limit or too fast for conditions.
-</DropDown>
-<DropDown title="Alcohol Impairment" table="alcohol_impairment">
+Driving at night increases risk because more crashes happen in fewer miles:
-* BAC < 0.08%: You have not consumed alcohol or your BAC is below the legal limit.
+<DropDown title="Time of Day" table="time_of_day"></DropDown>
-* BAC ≥ 0.08%: Your blood alcohol content is at or above the legal limit.
-</DropDown>
+Wearing a seat belt greatly reduces the risk of death or serious injury:
+<DropDown title="Seat-belt Usage" table="seatbelt_use"></DropDown>
+Alcohol impairment raises crash risk substantially; select the driver’s Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) category:
+<DropDown title="Alcohol Impairment" table="alcohol_impairment"></DropDown>
+Distraction (especially visual-manual phone use) increases crash risk:
+<DropDown title="Distraction" table="distraction"></DropDown>
+Higher speeds increase both crash likelihood and severity:
+<DropDown title="Speeding" table="speeding"></DropDown>
 === Your Results ===
-<RiskDisplay model="crash_risk"></RiskDisplay>
+<RiskDisplay model="fatality_model"></RiskDisplay>
+<RiskDisplay model="injury_model"></RiskDisplay>
+''Note: “Injuries” reflect police-reported injuries (not limited to hospitalizations).''
+----
+Generated by [https://openai.com/ ChatGPT-5]