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Motor Vehicle Safety

Motor Vehicle Safety. Areas of Concern. Impaired Driving Teen Driving Occupant Restraints Distracted Driving Mature Drivers Speeding. Current Data. *as reported in Injury Facts® 2008. Current Data. Impaired Driving About 41% of fatalities Teen Driving

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Motor Vehicle Safety

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  1. Motor Vehicle Safety

  2. Areas of Concern • Impaired Driving • Teen Driving • Occupant Restraints • Distracted Driving • Mature Drivers • Speeding

  3. Current Data *as reported in Injury Facts® 2008

  4. Current Data Impaired Driving • About 41% of fatalities Teen Driving • Age 15-20: leading cause of death • Risks include: inexperience, teen passengers and night driving

  5. Current Data Occupant Restraints • 40% of fatalities are unbelted • Reduce the risk of injury by 50% and the risk of death by 45% Distracted Driving • 78% of crashes • 65% of near crashes

  6. Current Data Mature Driving 65+ • Lowest rates of performance and learning Speeding • 31% of all traffic fatalities– unchanged over the last decade

  7. Understanding the Data Impaired Driving • One fatality every 30 minutes • Costs $38.6 billion to society annually • Males - 81% of impaired drivers in 2006 *as reported in Injury Facts® 2008

  8. Understanding the Data Teen Driving • 8,177 deaths annually • 12.9% of drivers in a fatal crash *as reported in Injury Facts® 2008

  9. Understanding the Data Teen Driving cont. Crash involvement drops with experience

  10. Understanding the Data Occupant Restraints • 16,836 deaths annually • About 183,000 nonfatal injuries • Seatbelt use by the driver strongly influences the restraint status of child passengers

  11. Understanding the Data Distracted Drivers • Contributing factor in approximately ¾ of all crashes • Wireless devices: • Most common incident causing distraction • Hand held to hands free– no improvement • Cell phone: reaction time comparable to that of a .08 BAC

  12. Understanding the Data Mature Drivers 65+ • 14% of licensed drivers • 8,400 of fatal accidents annually • Risks: • Adult learning needs • Physical effects of aging • Personal driving habits

  13. Understanding the Data Speeding • 13,543 deaths annualy • 37 vehicle occupants per day are killed • More common among young male drivers

  14. Challenges & Issues

  15. Solution/Prevention

  16. NSC Strategy to Address Data • Document science and evaluate solutions • Develop programs • Seek legislation: connect national to local interests • Develop recognized expertise • Create partnerships • Develop NSC public policy statements • Work the issue at every level

  17. Activities & Involvement • Share what you’ve learned today • Continue learning – nsc.org • Take an NSC Defensive Driving course • nsc.org/train • Make your concerns heard – contact your Congress representative • Attend the International Symposium of Distracted Driving October 14-15, 2008

  18. You Can Get Involved Impaired Driving • Don’t drive if under the influence of drugs or alcohol Teen Driving Parents • Establish rules and enforce them • No passengers • No wireless devices of any kind • No drugs/alcohol– ever • Limited night driving • Use of appropriate vehicle

  19. You Can Get Involved (cont.) Occupant Restraints • All passengers of all ages buckle up with appropriate restraints Distracted Driving • Minimize distractions • No wireless device use while driving • Companies – implement a driving policy

  20. You Can Get Involved (cont.) • Test perception of space and distance • Regularly test vision and hearing • Obey posted speed limits • Be aware of your speed and adjust it as road conditions change

  21. You Can Get Involved (cont.) To learn more or to get involved, visit nsc.org To support the National Safety Council in addressing these issues, we encourage you to make a donation - nsc.org Disclaimer: Information and recommendations are compiled from sources found in the NSC Library that are believed to be reliable. The NSC makes no guarantee as to, and assumes no responsibility for the correctness, sufficiency, or completeness of such information or recommendations.

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