Saving Lives Through Data Jeffrey W. Runge, MD Administrator, NHTSA 29 th International Traffic Records Forum Denver, Colorado
1.0 Fatalities Per 100M VMT by 2008
Year % Change Killed 42,11642, % Injured 3,033,0002,914, % Source: FARS, NASS GES Persons Killed and Injured In Traffic Crashes
Motor Vehicle Crash Cost 2000 Total annual cost - $230.6 billion Highlights Non use of belts - $20 billion Impaired driving - $51 billion Speeding - $40 billion Total annual cost - $230.6 billion Highlights Non use of belts - $20 billion Impaired driving - $51 billion Speeding - $40 billion
All Other All Other Safety Belts at 90% Impaired Driving [Reduce a/r rate to.44 per 100M VMT (2000 baseline of.61)] Impaired Driving [Reduce a/r rate to.44 per 100M VMT (2000 baseline of.61)] Predicted Lives Saved by Countermeasure 30% 34% 36%
Priorities for 2003….and Beyond Safety Belts Impaired Driving Inter-vehicle compatibility Rollovers Data
Priorities for 2003….and Beyond Safety Belts Impaired Driving Inter-vehicle compatibility Rollovers Data
Reauthorization: SAFETEA S afe A ccountable F lexible and E fficient T ransportation E quity A ct of 2003
SAFETEA: Key Elements Flexibility and accountability Safer, simpler, smarter $7.5 billion for safety projects Strategic Highway Safety Plan is key
Strategic Highway Safety Plan Developed by States Collaborative process Data-based US DOT approves
Data Improvement Incentive Grants $300 million available to States Funds to enhance Data collection Storage Transfer Analysis
State Safety Data Crash Roadway CitationAdjudication Vehicle Registration EMS Driver Licensing
NDR NHTSA Data Bases
New Technologies GIS Census Tracts Roads Bus Routes Shopping Centers Industrial Sites
Safety Data System Integration Vehicle Roadway Crash Adjudication Citation Driver Licensing EMS CRASH
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The Crash Epidemic 2002 * Police Reported
Crash Vehicle RoadwayCitation FEDERALDATASYSTEMS Driver Licensing State Traffic Records “Feed” Federal Data Programs EMS
Quality Data System Features STATETRAFFIC RECORDS RECORDSSYSTEMSTATETRAFFIC SYSTEM Timely Accurate Complete Compatible Integrated Accessible
Crash Deaths Vs. Battle Deaths 665,000 3,000,
Source: FARS Persons Killed in Traffic Crashes by Year
Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1966 – 2002 (in Billions) Source: FHWA
Alcohol-Related Fatalities Trend
Safety Belt Use Rates Operation Buckle Down Operation Buckle Down BUA Begins BUA Begins CIOT Begins 78% GOAL 78% GOAL from 19 city survey, from State surveys, from NOPUS/mini NOPUS surveys Passage of Safety Belt Law Begins