| 1996 |
Wisconsin |
US |
| Fatalities |
761 |
41,907 |
| Fatality Rate per VMT |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| Fatality Rate per Population |
14.75 |
15.80 |
|
|
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
1986-1996
|
1994 Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes |
| Wisconsin |
$2.451 Billion |
| U.S. Total |
$150.469 Billion |
| Employer Costs |
$1.065 Billion ($420 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 |
| Wisconsin |
43.8% |
35.5% |
40.0% |
61% |
26.9% |
| 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) |
$2,576,241 |
$2,580,471 |
| Section 402 Grant (FHWA) |
$228,022 |
$237,668 |
| Section 410 Grant |
$906,725 |
$807,738 |
| Section 403 Contract/Grant |
$107,500 |
$62,500 |
| SAFETY TOTAL |
$3,818,488 |
$3,688,377 |
|
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 |
No |
|
Graduated licensing |
Yes |
| Qualifies for Section 410 Incentive Grant
Program |
Yes |
Supplemental
Criteria
• Mandatory BAC testing
• 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 |
| Wisconsin |
208 |
26.9% |
$461
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 |
| Wisconsin |
617 |
225 |
392 |
208 |
395 |
Secondary law —
Effective Dec 97 — All occupants of motor vehicles — $10 Fine |
|
CHILD
SAFETY BELTS |
Occupant Deaths (age <5) |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Restrained |
Unrestrained |
| Wisconsin |
10 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
Restraint
required <8 — Seat required <4 — Effective Nov 82 — May substitute
safety belt 5-8 — $10-$200 Fine |
|
MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS |
Motorcycle Rider Deaths |
Current
Lives Saved |
Savable
at 100% |
| Total |
Helmeted |
Unhelmeted |
Unknown |
| Wisconsin |
52 |
11 |
40 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
Helmet use required for
all riders <18 and holders of learners' permit — Effective Mar 78 |
|
State Traffic Safety
Information – NHTSA – December 1997
|
