Research Letter

Factors Associated With Postpandemic Decline in US Motor Vehicle Mortality

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.38041

October 08, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study of motor vehicle deaths in the US examines driving behaviors potentially associated with the decline in fatalities following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corresponding Author: Mathew V. Kiang, ScD, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1701 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (mkiang@stanford.edu).

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