| 1996 |
Tennessee |
US |
| Fatalities |
1,239 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
2.1 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
23.29 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Tennessee |
$3.001 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$331 Million ($520 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 |
| Tennessee |
40.4% |
32.8% |
31.9% |
63% |
25.8% |
| 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) |
$2,379,165 |
$2,380,056 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$210,578 |
$219,210 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$0 |
$497,284 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$147,008 |
$8,000 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$2,736,751 |
$3,104,550 |
|
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
|
|
| 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 |
| Tennessee |
332 |
25.8% |
$571
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 |
| Tennessee |
1,028 |
274 |
754 |
257 |
626 |
Secondary law —
Effective Apr 86 — Front seat occupants of vehicles over 8.5K pounds — $25 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Tennessee |
22 |
9 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
Restraint
required <12 — Seat required <4 — Effective Jan 78 — $25-$50 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| Tennessee |
50 |
43 |
7 |
18 |
20 |
Helmet use required for
all riders — Effective Jun 67 — $100 Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
