1. ® © 2011 National Safety Council Highway Venue

2. © 2011 National Safety Council 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. © 2011 National Safety Council 3 Recent Trends Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

4. © 2011 National Safety Council 4 Recent Trends (Cont.) Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

5. ® © 2011 National Safety Council Highway Safety Issues

6. © 2011 National Safety Council 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. © 2011 National Safety Council 7 Distracted driving NSC estimates that 24% of all crashes involve cell phones (conversations & text messaging)

8. © 2011 National Safety Council 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 than half of the overall fatalities associated with young drivers. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

9. © 2011 National Safety Council 9 Young Drivers Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

10. © 2011 National Safety Council 10 Young Drivers Involved in Crashes, 2009-2010 20092010 Population8.4%8.3% Licensed Drivers6.5% Fatal Crashes 11.6%9.8% All Crashes 15.3%13.9%

11. © 2011 National Safety Council 11 Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100,000 Licensed Drivers by Age Group, 2010

12. © 2011 National Safety Council 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. © 2011 National Safety Council 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. © 2011 National Safety Council 14 Alcohol 10,228 alcohol- impaired deaths in 2010 31% of deaths

15. © 2011 National Safety Council 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. © 2011 National Safety Council 16 Motorcycles 51% of fatally injured riders >40 years old