| 1996 |
West
Virginia |
US |
| Fatalities |
345 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
18.89 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| West Virginia |
$984 Million |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$387 Million ($570 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 |
| West Virginia |
39.7% |
33.1% |
42.8% |
58% |
28.6% |
| 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) |
$902,100 |
$902,606 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$79,844 |
$83,132 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$221,493 |
$0 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$85,666 |
$124,287 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$1,289,103 |
$1,110,025 |
|
DRUNK DRIVING — Status of Key Legislative Issues |
| Administrative license revocation |
Yes |
|
Zero Tolerance for drivers under age 21 |
(0.02 BAC) Yes |
| 0.08 BAC per se law |
No |
|
Graduated licensing |
Yes |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
Yes |
Supplemental
Criteria
• Zero tolerance for drivers
under age 21
• 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 |
| West Virginia |
98 |
28.6% |
$182
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 |
| West Virginia |
273 |
90 |
183 |
84 |
174 |
Secondary law —
Effective Sep 93 — Front seat occupants of passenger cars — $25 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| West Virginia |
6 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Restraint
required <9 — Seat required <3 — Effective Jul 81 — $10-20 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
| West Virginia |
10 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
Helmet use required for
all riders — Effective May 71 — $100-$500 and/or 10 days-6 months Fine |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
