STATISTICS |
According to AASHTO, The average U.S. crash
rate remains unchanged. One out of every 84 born today will
die violently in a motor vehicle crash. Six out of every
10 children will be injured in a highway crash over a lifetime,
many of them more than once
About 42,000 people are killed and an additional
three million are injured in a motor vehicle crash each
year.
The NHTSA research budget gets 58 billion
dollars per year while the National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research gets 289 million-while motor vehicle
crashes are the forth leading cause of death.
Click any of the following to get detailed
statistics:
Crash
Clock & Crime Clock
Crash
Deaths Chart
Fixed
Objects Crashes
Improvements
By Rank
Airbag
Statistics
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Crash Clock
& Crime Clock
Crime Clock:
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Murder |
Every 31 Minutes |
Aggravated Assault
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Every 32 Seconds |
1 Violent Crime |
Every 20 Seconds |
Property Crime |
Every 3 Seconds |
Crime |
Every 3 Seconds |
Crash Clock:
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Highway Fatality |
Every 13 Minutes |
Injury |
Every 16 Seconds |
Property Damage |
Every 7 Seconds |
Crash |
Every 5 Seconds |
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Crash Deaths Chart
This chart represents the dangers
of the killer guardrails. With over 47,000 people killed
on U.S. highways in 1998 and 10% killed on guardrails. |
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Fixed Object
Crashes
Fixed Object Crashes
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Fatalities for 1994
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Percent of Fatalities
|
Percent of Fixed Object
Fatalities |
Trees |
3141 |
4.7 |
27.1 |
Embankment |
1126 |
2.8 |
10.2 |
Guardrail |
1126 |
2.8 |
10.1 |
Utility Pole |
1098 |
2.7 |
9.9 |
Curb or Wall |
826 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
Ditch |
803 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
Culvert |
578 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
Other Fixed Object |
533 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
Fence |
442 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
Sign/Light Support |
431 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
Bridge |
428 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
Misc. Pole/Support |
367 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
Concrete/ Barrier |
217 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
Building |
76 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Impact Attenuator |
28 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Fire Hydrant |
27 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Total |
11,135 |
27.4 |
100.0% |
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Safety Bang For The Buck:
The first number is the ranking, and the second number indicates
the dollar value return for every dollar spent to correct
these problems. If we spent $30 million to upgrade guardrails
the total saving would be $225 million. We need the officials
to figure the cost benefit ratio of rumble strips. Rumble
strips would most likely be very high due to low cost and
high return.
Rank: Next
is improvement description : Benefit-Cost ratio:
1. Illuminations |
26.8 |
11. Upgrade Bridge Rail
|
6.9 |
2. Upgrade Median Barrier
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22.6 |
12. Improve Sight Distance
|
6.1 |
3. Traffic Signs |
22.4 |
13. Median for Traffic Separation
|
6.1 |
4. Relocated/Breakaway Utility
Poles |
17.7 |
14. Groove Pavement for
Skid |
5.8 |
5. Remove Obstacles |
10.7 |
15. Improve Minor Structures
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5.3 |
6. New Traffic Signals |
8.5 |
16. Turning Lanes &
Channelization |
4.5 |
7. Impact Attenuators |
8.0 |
17. New RR Crossing Gates
|
3.4 |
8. New Median Barrier |
7.6 |
18. New RR Crossing Flashing
Lights |
3.1 |
9. Upgrade Guardrail |
7.5 |
19. Pavement Marking and
Delineation |
3.1 |
10. Upgrade Traffic Signals
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7.4 |
20. New RR Crossing Lights
and Gates |
2.9 |
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Airbag Statistics:
(FHWA) |
Object Struck |
Percent Change in Severity
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Tree |
-29.6% |
Utility Pole |
-35.2% |
Guardrail(North Carolina) |
-53.6% |
Guardrail(Illinois) |
-40.4% |
Guardrail End or Terminal |
-55.0% |
Ditch/Embankment |
+53.6% |
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NOTE: If anyone has proof that
any information is incorrect, please send it to us and the
corrections will be made as soon as possible.
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