1. Humans:
Accident Prone
Or
Just Plain Stupid?

3. Average Cost of Accident:

National Average is $819 per accident in just damages
alone[1].

National Average for the cost if someone dies in a car
accident is $1,420,000[1].

In 2011 the total number of traffic fatalities in New York
State was 1,169.[3]

The total number of fatalities in the US was 32,367.[3]

4. Injuries:
 2002:
2.93 million injuries[2]
 2003:
2.89 million injuries[2]
 2004:
2.79 million injuries[2]
 2006:
2.54 million injuries[2]
 2008:
2.35 million injuries[2]
 2009:
2.22 million injuries[2]
 2010:
2.24 million injuries[2]

5. How does “Accident Forgiveness” Help?

Insurance increases about 20% to 40% after the first caused
accident.[4]

Then increases 75%+ after the second caused accident.[4]

6. What you pay if you don’t have
Accident Forgiveness.
[5]

7. Average Cost per Accident Over
the Past Year.
[6]

8. Citations:

1)http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/injury_and_death_statistics/P
ages/EstimatingtheCostsofUnintentionalInjuries.aspx

2)http://www.rmiia.org/auto/traffic_safety/Cost_of_crashes.asp#Sta
te_costs

3)http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd30/ncsa/STSI/36_NY/2011/36_NY_2011.htm

4)http://www.insure.com/car-insurance/after-accident-rateincrease.html

5)http://www.insurance.com/auto-insurance/saving-money/will-anaccident-or-ticket-increase-my-car-insurance-rate.aspx

6) http://cheapinsurancelist.com/car-insurance/average-carinsurance-rates/