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Highway Venue

Highway Venue. 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%). Recent Trends. Source: Injury Facts , 2012 Ed.

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Highway Venue

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  1. Highway Venue

  2. 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%)

  3. Recent Trends Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

  4. Recent Trends (Cont.) Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

  5. Highway Safety Issues

  6. 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.

  7. Distracted driving • NSC estimates that 24% of all crashes involve cell phones (conversations & text messaging)

  8. 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 thanhalf of the overall fatalities associated with young drivers. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  9. Young Drivers Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

  10. Young Drivers Involved in Crashes, 2009-2010

  11. Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100,000 Licensed Drivers by Age Group, 2010

  12. 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

  13. 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.

  14. Alcohol • 10,228 alcohol-impaired deaths in 2010 • 31% of deaths

  15. Speeding • 10,395 fatalities • Down 2% from 2009 • Excessive speed was a factor in 32% of all fatal crashes in 2010 (stable from 2009)

  16. Motorcycles • 51% of fatally injured riders >40 years old

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