| 1996 |
Michigan |
US |
| Fatalities |
1,505 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
15.69 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Michigan |
$5.549 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$1.644 Billion ($390 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 |
| Michigan |
40.4% |
32.1% |
51.6% |
71% |
24.8% |
| 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) |
$4,191,408 |
$4,192,901 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$370,981 |
$386,177 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$1,314,160 |
$1,170,694 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$277,000 |
$503,491 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$6,153,549 |
$6,253,263 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
No |
|
Zero Tolerance for drivers under age 21 |
(0.00 BAC) Yes |
| 0.08 BAC per se law |
No |
|
Graduated licensing |
Yes |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
Yes |
Supplemental
Criteria
• Open container law for
alcohol beverages
• 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 |
| Michigan |
369 |
24.8% |
$998
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 |
| Michigan |
1,139 |
499 |
640 |
450 |
758 |
Secondary law —
Effective Jul 85 — Front seat occupants of motor vehicles — $25 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Michigan |
32 |
24 |
8 |
29 |
34 |
Restraint
required <16 — Seat required <5 — Effective Apr 82 — May substitute
safety belt 1-4 in rear seats — $10 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
Unknown |
| Michigan |
61 |
53 |
7 |
1 |
22 |
24 |
Helmet use required for
all riders — Effective Sep 69 |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
