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ERIC Number: ED474515
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 13
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2001. Overview.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.; National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NHTSA), Washington, DC.
This document provides statistical information on U.S. motor vehicle and traffic safety. Data include: (1) motor vehicle occupants and non-occupants killed and injured, 1991-2001; (2) persons killed and injured, and fatality and injury rates, 1991-2001; (3) restraint use rates for passenger car occupants in fatal crashes, 1991 and 2001; (4) intoxicated drivers in fatal crashes, by age group, 1991-2001; (5) previous driving records of drivers killed in traffic crashes, by blood alcohol concentration, 2001; (6) fatal crashes, by speeding status, 1991-2001; (7) speeding drivers in fatal crashes, by age and sex, 2001; (8) percentage of all drivers involved in fatal crashes that were speeding, by blood alcohol level, 2001; (9) speeding, alcohol involvement, and failure to use restraints among drivers involved in fatal crashes, by vehicle type, 2001; (10) fatalities and injuries in crashes involving large trucks, 2001; and (11) fatalities in traffic crashes, 1991 and 2001. According to the data for 2001, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel fell to a new historic low of 1.52, with increased seat belt use and decreased alcohol involvement as contributors. (HTH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bicycling, Death, Driving While Intoxicated, Incidence, Injuries, Mortality Rate, Motor Vehicles, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Sex Differences, Tables (Data), Traffic Accidents, Traffic Safety, Vehicular Traffic
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, NRD-31, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590. Tel: 800-934-8517 (Toll Free); Fax: 202-366-7078; Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.; National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NHTSA), Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: United States
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