The risk of being killed in a car accident in New York is lower than the national average, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The New York car accident death rate was 8.4 per 100,000 during the time of the study, which was significantly lower than the national average of 15.6. An initiative has been developed by the federal government, known as Healthy People 2010, which calls for a reduction in the amount of deaths caused by car accidents to 9.2 per 100,000. The highest death rate was in the South, where 19.5 per 100,000 people were killed in a car crash.

Researchers found that men are more likely to die in a car accident than women. The death rate for men was 21.7 per 100,000 and for women it was 9.4. The study also discovered that people ages 15 to 24 had a higher death rate than the other age groups.

There have been some suggestions made to lower the risk of death from a car accident, including:

• Lower blood alcohol laws
• Safety improvements to vehicles
• Improved roads
• Better emergency response
• Additional seat belt laws
• More alcohol checkpoints

If you have been injured in a New York auto accident, you need to contact an experienced accident lawyer at Rappaport, Glass, Greene & Levine at (800) 734-9445 for legal advice.