| 1996 |
Utah |
US |
| Fatalities |
321 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.6 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
16.05 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Utah |
$897 Million |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$344 Million ($450 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 |
| Utah |
23.2% |
18.3% |
35.9% |
60% |
27.8% |
| 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) |
$920,640 |
$922,212 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$81,485 |
$84,938 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$294,678 |
$262,508 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$73,833 |
$54,167 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$1,370,636 |
$1,323,825 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
Yes |
|
Zero Tolerance for drivers under age 21 |
(0.00 BAC) Yes |
| 0.08 BAC per se law |
Yes |
|
Graduated licensing |
No |
| 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 |
| Utah |
88 |
27.8% |
$163
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 |
| Utah |
238 |
71 |
167 |
76 |
156 |
Secondary law —
Effective Apr 86 — Front seat occupants of motor vehicles — $10 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Utah |
11 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
Restraint
required <8 — Seat required <2 — May substitute safety belts 2-8 —
Effective Jul 84 — $20 Fine
Restraint required <10 — Seat required <2 — May substitute safety belts
2-10 — Effective May 97 — $75 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| Utah |
21 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
Helmet use required for
all riders <18 — Effective May 77 — $20 Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
