Find Where Traffic Fatalities Happen in Eldersburg and Sykesville

Journalists have a grim duty each holiday season -- reporting the number of traffic fatalities associated with an intense travel period.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are more than 1,700 fatalities and 840,000 injuries yearly due to vehicle crashes off public highways.

For the Thanksgiving holiday, the NHTSA is concentrating on seatbelt enforcement, continuing its campaign urging: "Buckle Up America. Every Trip. Every Time."

According to the National Safety Council, seat belts are the single most effective protection in a vehicle crash, cutting the risk of injuries in half.

Learn more about safety belt myths and facts.

To see the number of traffic fatalities in our area or in other parts of the country, enter a town name in the interactive map by ITO World Ltd.

It might be an eye-opener.

Base mapping tiles and search facilities are provided courtesy of MapQuest based on mapping data from OpenStreetMap and contributors. It is available under a Creative Commons licence (cc-by-sa 2.0).

A list of Major Road Safety Organizations in the United States is available on the Drive and Stay Alive website.

The map is provided as a public service by ITO World Ltd, using data supplied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).