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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


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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



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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

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20-2

425

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35-4

445

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55-6

465

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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

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10

20

30

40

50

60

Motorcycle Deaths and Deaths Rates, U.S., 1996-2010

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