Motor Vehicle

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Motor Vehicle Safety
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Areas of Concern

• Impaired Driving
• Teen Driving
• Occupant Restraints
• Distracted Driving
• Mature Drivers
• Speeding

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Current Data
as reported in Injury Facts 2008
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Current Data

• Impaired Driving
• About 41 of fatalities
• Teen Driving
• Age 15-20 leading cause of death
• Risks include inexperience, teen passengers and
  night driving

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Current Data

• Occupant Restraints
• 40 of fatalities are unbelted
• Reduce the risk of injury by 50 and the risk of
  death by 45
• Distracted Driving
• 78 of crashes
• 65 of near crashes

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Current Data

• Mature Driving 65
• Lowest rates of performance and learning
• Speeding
• 31 of all traffic fatalities unchanged over the
  last decade

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Understanding the Data

• Impaired Driving
• One fatality every 30 minutes
• Costs 38.6 billion to society annually
• Males - 81 of impaired drivers in 2006

as reported in Injury Facts 2008
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Understanding the Data

• Teen Driving
• 8,177 deaths annually
• 12.9 of drivers in a fatal crash

as reported in Injury Facts 2008
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Understanding the Data
Teen Driving cont. Crash involvement drops with
experience
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Understanding the Data

• Occupant Restraints
• 16,836 deaths annually
• About 183,000 nonfatal injuries
• Seatbelt use by the driver strongly influences
  the restraint status of child passengers

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Understanding the Data

• Distracted Drivers
• Contributing factor in approximately ¾ of all
  crashes
• Wireless devices
• Most common incident causing distraction
• Hand held to hands free no improvement
• Cell phone reaction time comparable to that of a
  .08 BAC

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Understanding the Data

• Mature Drivers 65
• 14 of licensed drivers
• 8,400 of fatal accidents annually
• Risks
• Adult learning needs
• Physical effects of aging
• Personal driving habits

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Understanding the Data

• Speeding
• 13,543 deaths annualy
• 37 vehicle occupants per day are killed
• More common among young male drivers

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Challenges Issues
Issue Definition Challenge
Impaired Driving Driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
Teen Driving Age 16 - 20 Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
Occupant Restraints Front/rear seatbelts, child restraints and air bags Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
Distracted Driving Inattention to the driving task Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
Mature Drivers Age 65 Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
Speeding Exceeding posted speed limit Lack of compliance due to risk perception driving is not always a rational process
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Solution/Prevention
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NSC Strategy to Address Data

• Document science and evaluate solutions
• Develop programs
• Seek legislation connect national to local
  interests
• Develop recognized expertise
• Create partnerships
• Develop NSC public policy statements
• Work the issue at every level

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Activities Involvement

• Share what youve learned today
• Continue learning nsc.org
• Take an NSC Defensive Driving course
• nsc.org/train
• Make your concerns heard contact your Congress
  representative
• Attend the International Symposium of Distracted
  Driving October 14-15, 2008

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You Can Get Involved

• Impaired Driving
• Dont drive if under the influence of drugs or
  alcohol
• Teen Driving
• Parents
• Establish rules and enforce them
• No passengers
• No wireless devices of any kind
• No drugs/alcohol ever
• Limited night driving
• Use of appropriate vehicle

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You Can Get Involved (cont.)

• Occupant Restraints
• All passengers of all ages buckle up with
  appropriate restraints
• Distracted Driving
• Minimize distractions
• No wireless device use while driving
• Companies implement a driving policy

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You Can Get Involved (cont.)

• Test perception of space and distance
• Regularly test vision and hearing
• Obey posted speed limits
• Be aware of your speed and adjust it as road
  conditions change

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You Can Get Involved (cont.)

• To learn more or to get
• involved, visit nsc.org
• To support the National Safety Council in
  addressing these issues, we encourage you to
  make a donation - nsc.org

Disclaimer Information and recommendations are
compiled from sources found in the NSC Library
that are believed to be reliable. The NSC makes
no guarantee as to, and assumes no responsibility
for the correctness, sufficiency, or completeness
of such information or recommendations.