| 1996 |
Montana |
US |
| Fatalities |
200 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
2.1 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
22.75 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Montana |
$412 Million |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$248 Million ($650 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 |
| Montana |
38.6% |
34.4% |
39.5% |
73% |
43.6% |
| 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) |
$807,354 |
$808,451 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$71,456 |
$74,460 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$0 |
$0 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$0 |
$0 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$878,810 |
$882,911 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
No |
|
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
• 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 |
| Montana |
85 |
43.6% |
$100
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 |
| Montana |
169 |
52 |
117 |
52 |
111 |
Secondary law —
Effective Oct 87 — All occupants of motor vehicles — $20 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Montana |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Restraint
required <4 — Seat required <2 — Effective Jan 84 — $10-25 Fine; just
for parents/guardians
Restraint required <4 — Seat required <2 — Effective Oct 97— $10-25
Fine; now covers all children |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| Montana |
9 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
Helmet use required for
all riders under 18 years of age— Effective Jul 77 |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
