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Highway Venue. Highway Venue. 212 million drivers (+1%) 255 million vehicles (+
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Highway Venue
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Highway Venue
• 212 million drivers (+1%) • 255 million vehicles (+<0.5%)• 3.0 trillion vehicle-miles travel (+2%)
– 14,000 miles/driver
• 35,500 deaths (-2%)• 3.6 million medically consulted injuries
(+3%)
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Recent Trends
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
34,000
36,000
38,000
40,000
42,000
44,000
46,000
48,000
M-V Deaths, U.S., 1993-2010
Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.
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Recent Trends (Cont.)
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
16.0
17.0
Motor-Vehicle Death Rates, U.S., 1993-2009
Mileage Death Rate Population Death Rate
Per 100 million vehicle miles
Per 100,000 population
Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.
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Highway Safety Issues
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Distracted driving
• In 2010, 3,092 people lost their lives in police reported crashes that involved distraction (NHTSA).
• Starting in 2010 NHTSA adopted a much more restrictive definition of distracted driving contributing to a 43% reduction between 2009 and 2010.
• 9% of drivers were using cell phones in 2009.
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Distracted driving
• NSC estimates that 24% of all crashes involve cell phones (conversations & text messaging)
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Young Drivers
• Total fatalities in crashes involving 15-20 year old drivers exceeded 5,021 in 2010.
• The latest 2008 mortality figures show that motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds.
• Young driver fatalities account for less than half of the overall fatalities associated with young drivers.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Historical Trend of Young Driver Related Fatalities
Nonoccupant Fatalities
Occupant Fatalities of all Other Vehicles
Passenger Fatalities of Young Drivers
Young Drivers (Age 15 to 20)
Death
s
Young Drivers
Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.
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Young Drivers Involved in Crashes, 2009-2010
2009 2010
Population 8.4% 8.3%
Licensed Drivers 6.5% 6.5%
Fatal Crashes 11.6% 9.8%
All Crashes 15.3% 13.9%
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Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100,000 Licensed Drivers by Age Group, 2010
19 a
nd under
20-2
425
-34
35-4
445
-54
55-6
465
-74
75+
0
10
20
30
40
Inv
olv
em
en
t p
er
10
0,0
00
D
riv
ers
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Occupant protection
• 11,512 deaths of unrestrained occupants• Down 10% from 12,865 in 2008• 49 states & D.C. have mandatory use laws• 84% belt use overall in 2011• 87% belt use in “primary” enforcement states
vs. 76% in other states
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Alcohol
• Fatalities in alcohol-impaired crashes declined by 5% to 10,228 from 2009 to 2010.
• 31% of deaths• 21 year drinking age in all states and D.C.• 0.08 BAC threshold in all states and D.C.• Zero tolerance for minors in all states and
D.C.
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Alcohol
• 10,228 alcohol-impaired deaths in 2010
• 31% of deaths
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Deaths, 1982-2010
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Speeding
• 10,395 fatalities• Down 2% from 2009• Excessive speed was a factor in 32%
of all fatal crashes in 2010 (stable from 2009)
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Motorcycles
• 51% of fatally injured riders >40 years old
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Motorcycle Deaths and Deaths Rates, U.S., 1996-2010
Deaths Death Rate
De
ath
s
De
ath
s p
er 1
00
Millio
n M
iles
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