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STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has compiled current information (as of January 1, 1998) about traffic safety issues for all of the states in a single document. State Traffic Safety Information lists motor vehicle fatalities and fatality rates for each state and for the United States as a whole in a number of areas such as alcohol-impaired and speed-related crashes. For each state, there are estimated economic costs for crashes and the dollar value borne by employers. The individual state data sheets break out the deaths by alcohol and speed related, safety belt and child safety seat usage, and motorcycle helmet usage.
There is also information on the status of important drunk driving laws such as Administrative License Revocation, .08 BAC per se, zero tolerance for drivers under age 21, and graduated licensing, and sources of NHTSA highway safety program funds. NHTSA plans to update the booklet annually. An example for the state of Ohio is below.
HOW TO ORDER
For a copy of State Traffic Safety Information, write to the Office of Research and Traffic Records, NHTSA, NTS-31, 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590, or send a fax to (202) 366-7096. Tina Mills maintains these data.
| 1996 | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | 1,395 | 41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population | 12.49 | 15.80 |
| 1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes | |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $7.125 Billion |
| U.S. Total | $150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs | $2.841 Billion ($560 Per Employee) |
| Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes, 1996 | Occupant Restraint Use Rates, 1996 | Fatal Crashes that are Speed Related, 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage > 0.01 | Percentage > 0.10 | Fatally Injured Car Occupants | Observed Use | Percentages | |
| Ohio | 33.3% | 26.3% | 40.6% | 62% | 24.9% |
| U.S. | 40.8% | 32.2% | 41.5% | 68% | 30.4% |
AVAILABLE NHTSA FINANCIAL RESOURCES
| Highway Safety Program Funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| FY 1996 | FY 1997 | |
| Section 402 Grant (NHTSA) | $4,719,736 | $4,721,806 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) | $417,744 | $434,892 |
| Section 410 Grant | $1,477,746 | $0 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant | $88,000 | $153,996 |
| SAFETY TOTAL | $6,703,226 | $5,310,694 |
| DRUNK DRIVING | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status of Key Legislative Issues | ||
| Administrative license revocation | Yes | |
| 0.08 BAC per se law | No | |
| Zero tolerance for drivers under age 21 | Yes (0.02 BAC) | |
| Graduated licensing | Yes | |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant Program No |
| Supplemental Criteria |
| SPEED | Number of Fatalities Involved in Speed Related Crashes, 1996 | Percent of Fatal Crashes that are Speed Related, 1996 | Estimated Cost of all Speed Related Crashes, 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 357 | 24.9% | $ 1.242 Billion |
| U.S. Total | 12,998 | 30.4% | $ 28.805 Billion |
| SAFETY BELTS | Passenger Vehicle Occupant Deaths (age 5+) | Current Lives Saved | Savable at 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Restrained | Unrestrained | |||
| Ohio | 1,095 | 409 | 686 | 371 | 693 |
| Secondary law -- Eff May 86 -- Front seat occupants of passenger/commercial car, van, truck -- $ 25 Fine | |||||
| CHILD SAFETY SEATS | Occupant Deaths (age <5) | Current Lives Saved | Savable at 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Restrained | Unrestrained | |||
| Ohio | 18 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 20 |
| Restraint req < 4 -- Seat req < 4 -- Eff Mar 83 -- May substitute safety belt > 4 & > 40 lbs. -- $ 100 Fine | |||||
| MOTORCYCLE HELMETS | Motorcycle Rider Deaths | Current Lives Saved | Savable at 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Helmeted | Unhelmeted | |||
| Ohio | 117 | 8 | 109 | 3 | 35 |
| Helmet use required for all riders <18 and first year novice -- Eff Jul 78 -- $ 100 - $ 500 Fines | |||||
NHTSA, December 1997
U.S. Department
of Transportation
National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration
400 Seventh Street, S.W. NTS-31
Washington, DC 20590
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