| 1996 |
Maryland |
US |
| Fatalities |
608 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.3 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
11.99 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Maryland |
$3.360 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$1.417 Billion ($580 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 |
| Maryland |
32.0% |
23.2% |
57.5% |
70% |
15.2% |
| 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) |
$1,922,128 |
$1,924,447 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$170,129 |
$177,246 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$525,575 |
$468,199 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$3,233,479 |
$2,670,228 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$5,851,311 |
$5,240,120 |
|
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 |
Yes |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
Yes |
Supplemental
Criteria
• Video equipment in police
vehicles for the detection of drunk and drugged drivers
|
|
| 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 |
| Maryland |
93 |
15.2% |
$525
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 |
| Maryland |
426 |
228 |
198 |
207 |
299 |
Secondary law —
Effective Jul 86 — Front seat occupants of passenger/multi-purpose vehicle — $25
Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Maryland |
11 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
Restraint
required <10 — Seat required <4 or <40 lbs. — Effective Jan 84 —
May substitute safety belt 4-10 — $50 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
Unknown |
| Maryland |
25 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
Helmet use required for
all riders — Effective Oct 92 — $500 Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
