| 1996 |
Washington |
US |
| Fatalities |
712 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
12.87 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Washington |
$3.205 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$936 Million ($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 |
| Washington |
48.4% |
39.4% |
47.5% |
82% (1997) |
33.6% |
| 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) |
$2,332,241 |
$2,331,990 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$206,425 |
$214,782 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$735,184 |
$654,925 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$152,500 |
$137,500 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$3,426,350 |
$3,339,197 |
|
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
• 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 |
| Washington |
345 |
33.6% |
$634
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 |
| Washington |
538 |
212 |
326 |
201 |
361 |
Secondary law —
Effective Jun 86 — All occupants of passenger/multi-purpose car, bus, and truck
— $71 Fine Jan 98 |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Washington |
8 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
Restraint
required <6 — Seat required <2 — Effective Jan 84 — May substitute
safety belt betwen 2 & 6 — $77 Fine Jan 98 |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| Washington |
41 |
35 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
Helmet use required for
all riders — Effective Jun 90 — $71 Fine Jan 98 |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
