| 1996 |
Connecticut |
US |
| Fatalities |
310 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.1 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
9.47 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Connecticut |
$2.117 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$4.985 Billion ($360 per Employee) |
|
| |
Alcohol Involvement in
Fatal Crashes, 1996 |
Occupant Restraint Use
Rates, 1996 |
Fatal Crashes
that are Speed
Related, 1996 |
Percentage
> 0.01 |
Percentage
> 0.10 |
Fatally Injured
Car Occupants |
Observed
Use |
Percentage |
| Connecticut |
50.5% |
39.3% |
27.2% |
62% |
28.0% |
| U.S. Total |
40.8% |
32.2% |
41.5% |
68% |
30.4% |
|
Available NHTSA Financial Resources |
Highway Safety Program Funds |
| |
FY 1996 |
FY 1997 |
| Section 402 Grant (NHTSA) |
$1,322,344 |
$1,323,732 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$117,041 |
$121,919 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$0 |
$276,248 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$213,251 |
$163,211 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$1,652,636 |
$1,885,110 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
Yes |
|
Zero Tolerance for drivers under age 21 |
(0.02 BAC) Yes |
| 0.08 BAC per se law |
No |
|
Graduated licensing |
No |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
Yes |
Supplemental
Criteria
|
|
| SPEED |
Number
of Fatalities
Involved in Speed
Related Crashes, 1996 |
Percent
of Fatal Crashes
That Are Speed
Related, 1996 |
Estimated
Cost of
All Speed Related
Crashes, 1996 |
| Connecticut |
87 |
28.0% |
$378
Million |
| U.S. Total |
12,998 |
30.4% |
$28.805 Billion |
|
SAFETY
BELTS |
Passenger Vehicle Occupant Deaths (age 5+) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Connecticut |
212 |
49 |
163 |
43 |
119 |
Primary law —
Effective Jan 86 — All occupants of passenger cars, vans & small trucks —
$20 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Connecticut |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
Restraint
required <4 — Seat required <4 — Effective Jan 83 — $100 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
Unknown |
| Connecticut |
32 |
10 |
21 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
Helmet use required
<18 — Effective Jan 90 — $100-$250 Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
