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Back of the Envelope Math: How many side underride deaths since March 19, 1969?

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If you had to guess how many people have died from truck underride, or more specifically from side underride, since DOT talked about side guards on March 19, 1969, what would you say? Well, nobody can say for sure, but I did some Back of the Envelope Math today — using the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) undercounted underride death data.

Here’s what I came up with: Back of the Envelope Math — Estimated Underride Deaths 3/19/69 – 3/19/22

Why would we equip some trucks to prevent rear underride but not side or front? And why not equip ALL large trucks with available underride prevention technology?

It might not be exact, but it certainly is revealing.

Washington Underride Facts

Underride Crash Map, ,

Washington STOP Underrides Petition Signers

Washington STOP Underrides Petition COMMENTS

STOP Underrides Petition

District 1 WASHINGTON DelBene signers

District 2 WASHINGTON Larsen signers

District 3 WASHINGTON Herrera Beutler Signers

District 4 WASHINGTON Newhouse signers

District 5 WASHINGTON McMorris Rodgers signers

District 6 WASHINGTON Kilmer signers

District 7 WASHINGTON Jayapal signers

District 8 WASHINGTON Schrier signers

District 9 WASHINGTON Smith signers

District 10 WASHINGTON Heck signers

Note: The pdfs of petition signers by Congressional District may have some discrepancies as it was difficult for some cities to determine what district was appropriate because we did not have zip code information.

By State Underride Deaths & Petition Signers 27%

Oregon Underride Facts

Underride Crash Map, ,

Oregon STOP Underrides Petition Signers

Oregon STOP Underrides Petition COMMENTS

STOP Underrides Petition

District 1 Oregon Bonamici Signers

District 2 OREGON Walden Signers

District 3 OREGON Blumenauer Signers

District 4 OREGON DeFazio Signers

District 5 OREGON Schrader Signers

Note: The pdfs of petition signers by Congressional District may have some discrepancies as it was difficult for some cities to determine what district was appropriate because we did not have zip code information.

By State Underride Deaths & Petition Signers 27%

Mississippi Underride Facts

Underride Crash Map, ,

Mississippi STOP Underrides Petition Signers & COMMENTS

STOP Underrides Petition

By District Mississippi STOP Underrides Petition Signers

Note: The pdfs of petition signers by Congressional District may have some discrepancies as it was difficult for some cities to determine what district was appropriate because we did not have zip code information.

By State Underride Deaths & Petition Signers 27%

How Does Your State Fare In Underride Deaths?

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Find out how your state fares on truck underride deaths from 1994 through 2015. There is quite a range of numbers. But whether you live in Hawaii  — which reported 1 underride fatality in that time period —  or California — which reported 426 people killed because a large truck entered their occupant space during a collision between the truck and a passenger vehicle,  it’s too many in my book.

And remember, Death by Underride is definitely undercounted — some crash report forms don’t even have a check box for underride. And underride can happen to anyone at anytime and anywhere.

Underride Fatality Data from FARS by State

U.S. Map PV Fatalities Truck Crashes in 2015 per IIHS

PV Fatalities in Truck Crashes 2015 per IIHS

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