noun phrase · academic
road traffic fatalities
UK/rəʊd ˈtræfɪk fəˈtælɪtiz/US/roʊd ˈtræfɪk fəˈtælɪtiz/ROAD TRAF·fic fa·TAL·i·TIES
the number of deaths caused by accidents on roads
Examples
“Efforts to improve road design have helped reduce road traffic fatalities.”
“Rural areas often report higher rates of road traffic fatalities than city centres.”
“Strict enforcement of speed limits can substantially lower road traffic fatalities.”
Band 8 sentence
“Reducing road traffic fatalities requires a combination of safer vehicle standards, better road engineering and rigorous enforcement of traffic laws.”
Collocations
- reduce road traffic fatalities
- high rate of road traffic fatalities
- address road traffic fatalities
Word family
Common mistakes
traffic accident death→road traffic fatalities
number of traffic accident→number of traffic accidents
Say it for a higher band
5road deaths→6traffic deaths→7+road traffic fatalities
Synonyms
road deaths
Easily confused
traffic congestion
“Traffic congestion in the city centre peaks during rush hour.”
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