1. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 1 Past, Present and Future Traffic Safety Data Trends Romell Cooks Regional Administrator May 11, 2010

2. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 2 Changes in the Last 10 Years(1998-2008) (1998-2008)

3. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 3 Overview – Fatalities and Fatality Rates Prior Periods of Significant Declines *Projected Fatalities and Fatality Rate

4. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 4 15 th Consecutive Quarter of Declines

5. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 5 The trend of the Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT 40 Years of Highway Safety: The trend of the Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT

6. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 6 Overview of 2005-2008 Declines by Categories of Interest

7. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 7 Fatalities and Fatality Changes (2005-2008) by Age Fatalities and Fatality Changes (2005-2008) by Age Occupant Fatalities

8. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 8 Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in the U.S., 2005,2008

9. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 9 Challenges Potential near-term increases with economic revival U.S. Population continues to grow older o Median Age projected to rise through 2050 More diverse population o Message and outreach challenges to diverse groups Increasing trend of motorcycle ridership Increase belt use / booster seat use rates

10. National Center for Statistics & Analysis 10 Summary Declines across most areas Most significant declines in younger population o Children o Young adults Challenges o Motorcyclist Fatalities, Bicyclists, Pedestrian Safety o Single-vehicle crashes (Alcohol, Speeding) o Older Adults Distraction, Speeding