1. North Dakota Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum Guide
Developed by
North Dakota Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Funded by
The North Dakota Department of Transportation
Crash Facts and Teen Drivers

2. 911 Occurs
Every 25 Days
On Our Nation's
Highways

3. 2006

4. Americans Killed in Combat vs. Motor Vehicle Fatalities*
3,070,189
620,219
(225 years)
(100 years)
*Combat Deaths ; Motor Vehicle Fatalities

5. 2008 37,261 killed in traffic crashes
Lowest level since 1961 (9.7% decline since 2007)
The fatality trend is moving downward, but how can we call 37,261 dead a success?
NHTSA 2008

6. American Driving Culture
205 Million Licensed Drivers
Deaths ,261
Injuries ,346,000
Property Damage ,146,000
LER Crashes ,811,000
Unreported Crashes
Close Calls
Stressful Situations
High Risk Driver Behaviors
“Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted” - Albert Einstein
NHTSA 2008

7. Driver Research 90% of fatal crashes are the result of driver behavior
21% of those crashes are attributed to aggressive driving
90% of fatals could have been avoided if the driver had reacted one second sooner

8. 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

9. Motor Vehicle Crashes & Teenagers
Motor vehicle crashes are the LEADING cause of death for teenagers ages 15-20
Teenage drivers ages account for 6.3% of all drivers but account for 12.9% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes
NHTSA, July 2008 “A Report to Congress”

10. 16 Year Old’s Deficiencies in Specific Driving Behaviors that Cause Crashes
(McKnight 2002)
1) Attention-23%
2) Adjust Speed-20.8%
3) Search Ahead-19.1%
4) Search to the Side-14.2%
5) Maintain Space-9.8%
6) Tie Search to Rear/Emergencies 9.4%

11. TEEN CRASH FACTS
In 2006, young drivers age were involved in 6,984 fatal traffic collisions.
3,406 young people were killed.
1, – 20 year olds died in crashes involving at least one driver/motorcycle operator with BAC of .08 or higher.
Source: NHTSA, 2006

12. TEEN CRASH FACTS
Among 15- to 20-year-old drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2006, 31% of the drivers who were killed had been drinking. (NHTSA 2008)
In 2006, young drivers who had been drinking and were killed in crashes, 77% were not wearing safety belts. (NHTSA 2008)

13. TEEN CRASH FACTS
Sixteen-year-olds have almost ten times the crash risk of drivers age (Williams, A.F., 1996)
Twenty-one percent (21%) of young drivers killed in fatal crashes in 2000 had a BAC of .10 or higher. (NHTSA, 2001)

14. Male drivers spend 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 equivalent to driving 24 hours a day for 1,232 days, or years of his life.
USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

15. Female drivers spend 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 equivalent to driving 24 hours a day for 973 days, or years of her life
USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

16. 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%

17. Safety belts and child safety seats work!
Yet, in the U.S. in % of both adults and children who died in traffic crashes were restrained.