Crash Facts and Teen Drivers Crash Facts and Teen Drivers

Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum

State of New Hampshire

Departments of Education and

Safety Division of Program

Support

Americans Killed in Combat vs.

Motor Vehicle Fatalities*

Americans Killed in Combat vs.

Motor Vehicle Fatalities*

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(225 years) (100 years)

2006 2006

42,642 killed in traffic crashes

Nearly the same number as in past years

The fatality trend is stable, but how can we call 42,642 dead a success?

US Crash Pyramid

Deaths 42,642

Injuries 2,575,000

Property Damage 4,281,000

LER Crashes 10,933,000 Unreported Crashes

Close Calls Stressful Situations

High Risk Driver Behaviors Estimated 9 X 10 ²³

“Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted” - Albert Einstein

Deaths 42,642

Injuries 2,575,000

Property Damage 4,281,000

LER Crashes 10,933,000 Unreported Crashes

Close Calls Stressful Situations

High Risk Driver Behaviors Estimated 9 X 10 ²³

“Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted” - Albert Einstein

196.2 Million Licensed Drivers

Driver Research• 90% of fatal crashes are

the results of driver behavior

• 21% of those crashes attributed to aggressive driving

• 90% of fatals could have been avoided if driver had reacted one second earlier

Driver Research• 50% of all rear-end and

intersection related collisions and 30% of oncoming traffic collisions could have been avoided had the driver recognized danger 1/2 sec. earlier and reacted correctly

Motor vehicle crashes are the LEADING cause of death for teenagers ages 15-20

Teenage drivers ages 15-20 account for 6.3% of all drivers but account for 13.6% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes

Motor Vehicle Crashes & Teenagers

16 Year Olds Deficiencies in Specific Driving Behaviors that

Cause Crashes (McKnight 2002)

1) Attention-23%

2) Adjusting Speed-20.8%

3) Search Ahead-19.1%

4) Search To The Side-14.2%

5) Maintaining Space-9.8%

6) Tie-Search to Rear/Emergencies 9.4%

New Hampshire Crashes 2007

• Fatal – 122 + = 129 + Killed

• Reported, Entered into System– Injuries or $1000+ 29,958

• Total Injuries (39.4 of Reported) 11,803

TEEN CRASH FACTSTEEN CRASH FACTS

• In 2006, young drivers age 16-20 were involved in 6,984 fatal traffic collisions.

• 3,406 young people were killed.

• 1,648 16 – 20 year olds died in crashes involving at least one driver/motorcycle operator with BAC of .08 or higher.

Source: NHTSA, 2006

TEEN CRASH FACTSTEEN CRASH FACTS

• Young people 15-20 represent less than 7% of the total driving population, but they are involved in nearly 14% of all fatal traffic crashes. (NHTSA, 2004)

• In 2004, young drivers who had been drinking and were killed in crashes, 74% were not wearing safety belt. (NHTSA 2004)

TEEN CRASH FACTSTEEN CRASH FACTS

• Sixteen-year-olds have almost ten times the crash risk of drivers age 30-59. (Williams, A.F., 1996)

• In 2000, of the young drivers who had been drinking and were killed in crashes, 80% were not wearing safety belts. (NHTSA, 2001)

• Twenty-one percent (21%) of young drivers killed in fatal crashes in 2000 had a BAC of .10 or higher. (NHTSA, 2001)

Male drivers spends an average of 81 minutes a day driving

Male drivers spends an average of 81 minutes a day driving

• If a male receives his license at 16 and drives for sixty years, he will drive 29,565 hours in his lifetime

• That is a equivalent to driving 24 hours a day for 1,232 days or 3.375 years of his life

• USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

Female drivers spends an average of 64 minutes a day driving

Female drivers spends an average of 64 minutes a day driving

• If a female receives her license at 16 and drives for sixty years, she will drive 23,360 hours in her lifetime

• That is a equivalent to driving 24 hours a day for 973 days or 2.665 years of her life

• USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

Safety Belts Work!Safety Belts Work!

Most effective means of reducing fatalities and serious injuries when traffic crashes occur

Estimated to save 9,500 lives in America each year

Lap/shoulder belts, when used properly, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passenger car occupants by 45% and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50%

Yet, in the U.S. in

2006 55% of both

adults and children

who died in traffic

crashes were

restrained.

Safety belts and child safety seats work!

Costs ?

• 50 % + Would Have Lived• Reduced Injuries• Hospital Stay – Shorter• Rehab Treatment• Employee/Employer Losses• Insurance Costs/Rates• Ability to Control Vehicle To Avoid or

Reduce Crash Costs

Hospitalization

• CRASHES - 2003

WITH SB 1 IN 6 17%

WITHOUT 1 IN 3 32%

1996 SB – 20% UB – 31%

1998 SB – 18% UB – 33%

2000 SB – 16% UB – 30%

Belt Use – Time of Day

• 83% Day

• 76.6 % Night

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