Driving
Driving in the United States Risk Calculator
Driving is one of the most common activities in the U.S., but it carries real risks of fatality and serious injury. This calculator helps estimate your per-1,000-mile risk, based on crash data, time of day, and seat-belt use.
Your Inputs
Choose your driving conditions below:
Select how far you drive (in thousands of miles). This sets the baseline risk: dropdown: cannot find DataTable2 table fatality_risk
Driving at night increases risk because more crashes happen in fewer miles driven: [{"time_period":"Day","time_fatality_multiplier":"1.0","time_injury_multiplier":"1.0"},{"time_period":"Night","time_fatality_multiplier":"3.56","time_injury_multiplier":"1.47"}]
Wearing a seat belt greatly reduces the risk of death or serious injury in a crash: [{"belt_status":"Worn (car)","belt_fatality_multiplier":"1.0","belt_injury_multiplier":"1.0"},{"belt_status":"Not worn (car)","belt_fatality_multiplier":"1.82","belt_injury_multiplier":"2.0"},{"belt_status":"Worn (SUV\/van\/truck)","belt_fatality_multiplier":"1.0","belt_injury_multiplier":"1.0"},{"belt_status":"Not worn (SUV\/van\/truck)","belt_fatality_multiplier":"2.5","belt_injury_multiplier":"2.857"}]
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}}}.
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