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Jeffrey W. Runge, MDAdministratorNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Taking Traffic Safety to the Next Level

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Safety Belt Use 2002

Overall UsageOverall Usage 75%75%

Primary states 80%

Secondary 69%

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Safety Belt Benefits

The 2% increase means:

5.5 million more people buckling up

500 lives saved

Reduce severity of 8,800 serious injuries

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Safety Belt Use Rates 1983-2003

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37%

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59%62%

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Child Passenger Safety

Highest levels in 2002

99% infants restrained

• 4% point increase over 2000

94% toddlers restrained

• 3% point increase over 2000

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Big Gains by Minorities

Belt Use inBelt Use inConver-Conver-

sion sion RateRate20002000 20022002

White 74% 76% 8%

Black 69% 77% 26%

Other 69% 78% 29%

Alcohol Related Fatalities

YearYear%%

ChangChangee20002000 20012001

Total Alcohol Related17,38

017,44

8+0.4%

Alcohol Fat/100M VMT 0.63 0.63

% All Fatalities 41%41% 41%41%Source: FARS

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Campaigns to Keep America’s Roadways Safe

May 19, 2003 – June 1, 2003

November 17-30, 2003

June 27 - July 13, 2003

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Motorcyclists Killedby Year

Fatality Rates per 100M Vehicle Miles Traveled

YearYear

Fatality Fatality Rate/Rate/100M VMT100M VMT

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Passenger Car 1.45 1.36 1.33 1.31 1.28Light Truck 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.22 1.20Large Truck 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.34

Motorcyclist 21.0 22.3 23.527.6

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Motorcycle Safety Resources Motorcycle Safety Program National Agenda for Motorcycle

Safety Cost of Injuries from Motorcycle

Crashes

All available at:www.nhtsa.dot.gov

1-888-327-4236

1-888-327-4236