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1.0 Fatalities Per 100M VMT by 2008
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Saving Lives Through Data
Jeffrey W. Runge, MDAdministrator, NHTSA
29th International Traffic Records Forum
Denver, Colorado
1.0 FatalitiesPer 100M VMT by 2008
Year%
Change2001 2002Killed 42,116 42,850 +1.7%
Injured 3,033,000 2,914,000 -3.9%Source: FARS, NASS GES
Persons Killed and Injured In Traffic Crashes
Motor Vehicle Crash Cost 2000
Total annual cost - $230.6 billion
HighlightsNon use of belts -
$20 billionImpaired driving -
$51 billionSpeeding -
$40 billion
All Other
Safety Belts at 90%
ImpairedDriving
[Reduce a/r rate to .44 per 100M VMT
(2000 baseline of .61)]
Predicted Lives Saved by Countermeasure
30%
34%
36%
Priorities for 2003….and BeyondSafety Belts
Impaired Driving
Inter-vehicle compatibility
Rollovers
Data
Priorities for 2003….and BeyondSafety Belts
Impaired Driving
Inter-vehicle compatibility
Rollovers
Data
Reauthorization: SAFETEA
SafeAccountableFlexible andEfficientTransportationEquity Act of 2003
SAFETEA: Key Elements
Flexibility and accountability
Safer, simpler, smarter
$7.5 billion for safety projects
Strategic Highway Safety Plan is key
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Developed by States
Collaborative process
Data-based
US DOT approves
Data Improvement Incentive Grants$300 million available to States Funds to enhance
Data collectionStorageTransferAnalysis
StateSafety Data
CrashCrashRoadwayRoadway
CitationCitation AdjudicationAdjudication
Vehicle Vehicle RegistrationRegistration
EMSEMS
Driver Driver LicensingLicensing
NDR
NHTSA Data Bases
New Technologies
GIS
Census TractsRoadsBus RoutesShopping CentersIndustrial Sites
Safety Data System Integration
VehicleVehicle RoadwayRoadway
CrashCrash
AdjudicationAdjudication
CitationCitation
Driver LicensingDriver Licensing
EMSEMSCRASHCRASH
1-888-327-4236
5
The Crash Epidemic 2002
* Police Reported
Crash
Vehicle
Roadway Citation
FEDERALFEDERALDATADATA
SYSTEMSSYSTEMS
Driver Licensing
State Traffic Records “Feed” Federal Data Programs
EMS
Quality Data System Features
STATE STATE TRAFFICTRAFFIC
RECORDSRECORDSSYSTEMSYSTEM
Timely
Accurate
Complete
Compatible
Integrated
Accessible
Crash Deaths Vs. Battle Deaths
Battle Deaths Crash Deaths
665,000
3,000,000+
1775-2003 1899-2002
0
8,000
16,000
24,000
32,000
40,000
48,000
56,000
88 90 92 94 96 98 00Source: FARS
Persons Killed in Traffic Crashes by Year
Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1966 – 2002(in Billions)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02
Source: FHWA
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
22,500
25,000
27,500
82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02
Fatalities
Alcohol-Related Fatalities Trend
Safety Belt Use Rates - 1983-2003
14% 14%
21%
37%
42%45% 46%
49%
59%62%
66% 67% 68% 68% 69% 69%67%
71%73%
75%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
OperationBuckle Down
OperationBuckle Down
BUABegins
BUABegins
CIOTBegins
78%GOAL
1983-1990 from 19 city survey, 1991-1997 from State surveys, 1998-2002 from NOPUS/mini NOPUS surveys
Passage ofSafety Belt Law Begins