| 1996 |
South
Carolina |
US |
| Fatalities |
930 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
2.3 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
25.14 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| South Carolina |
$1.999 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$536 Million ($320 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 |
| South Carolina |
41.9% |
33.3% |
43.1% |
61% |
47.3% |
| 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) |
$1,724,288 |
$1,724,837 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$152,615 |
$158,862 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$0 |
$0 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$83,333 |
$62,600 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$1,960,236 |
$1,946,299 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
No |
|
Zero Tolerance for drivers under age 21 |
No |
| 0.08 BAC per se law |
No |
|
Graduated licensing |
No |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
No |
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 |
| South Carolina |
434 |
47.3% |
$511
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 |
| South Carolina |
699 |
267 |
432 |
247 |
455 |
Secondary law —
Effective Jul 89 — Front seat occupants of passenger car, truck, van, RV, taxi —
$10 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| South Carolina |
17 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
Restraint
required <6 — Seat required <4 — Effective Jul 83 — May substitute
safety belt 1-5 rear seat — $25 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| South Carolina |
54 |
15 |
39 |
6 |
17 |
Helmet use required for
all riders <21 — Effective Jun 80 — <$100 or <30 days Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
