A total of 41,471 people lost their lives
in motor vehicle crashes in 1998. Another 3.2
million people were injured. - [People ; 1998
]
The majority of persons killed or injured
in traffic crashes were drivers (64 percent),
followed by passengers (32 percent), pedestrians
(2 percent), and pedalcyclists (2 percent).
- [People ; 1998 ]
Persons 16 to 20 years old had the highest
fatality and injury rates per 100,000 population.
Children under 5 years old had the lowest fatality
rate. - [People ; 1998 ]
For every age group, the fatality rate per
100,000 population was lower for females than
for males. The injury rate based on population
was lower for females than for males for people
under 5 years old and for people over 74 years
old. - [People ; 1998 ]
Thirty-eight percent of the persons who were
killed in traffic crashes in 1998 died in alcohol-related
crashes. Ten percent of the injured persons
received their injuries in alcohol-related crashes.
- [People ; 1998 ]
A total of 41,967 people lost their lives
in motor vehicle crashes in 1997. Another 3.4
million people were injured. - [People ; 1997
]
The majority of persons killed or injured
in traffic crashes were drivers (64 percent),
followed by passengers (32 percent), pedestrians
(2 percent), and pedalcyclists (2 percent).
- [People ; 1997 ]
Persons 16 to 20 years old had the highest
fatality and injury rates per 100,000 population.
Children under 5 years old had the lowest fatality
rate. - [People ; 1997 ]
For every age group, the fatality rate per
100,000 population was lower for females than
for males. The injury rate based on population
was lower for females than for males only for
people over 74 years old. - [People ; 1997 ]
Nearly 39 percent of the persons who were
killed in traffic crashes in 1997 died in alcohol-related
crashes. Almost 10 percent of the injured persons
received their injuries in alcohol-related crashes.
- [People ; 1997 ]
Drinking and driving statistics
Drinking and driving contributed to 101 fatal
crashes, 360 serious injury crashes and 723
minor injury crashes.
Drinking and driving contributed to 115 deaths,
478 serious injuries and 1272 minor injuries.
25% of all road deaths were in drinking-related
crashes.
The social cost of drinking related crashes
was about $590 million (nearly a quarter of
the social cost associated with all injury crashes).
Over 80 per cent of drivers with excess blood
alcohol levels involved in fatal crashes were
male.
Drunk drivers were responsible for killing
28 of their own passengers, 21 other drivers,
passengers, cyclists and pedestrians, and 66
of these drunk drivers were themselves killed.
The combination of alcohol and speed during
the period 1998-2000 contributed to 11% of fatal
crashes. Alcohol alone contributes to 14.5%,
and speed alone contributes to 16.5% of fatal
crashes. So alcohol and speed are factors in
42% of all fatal crashes
1.9 million people were breath tested by Police.
US youthful driver statistics
5,606 teens died in motor vehicle crashes
in 1998, compared to 5,697 in 1997, and 36%
fewer than in 1975.
Motor vehicle death rates per 100,000 people
peaked at age 18 for drivers and passengers.
36% of the deaths of 16- to 19-year-olds from
all causes resulted from crashes in 1996, the
latest year for which this information is available.
About two out of every three teenagers killed
in crashes were males.
Male teenage drivers have higher death rates
than their female counterparts-21 per 100,000
people, compared to 10 per 100,000 for females.
53% of all teenage motor vehicle deaths occur
on weekends (Fri.-Sun.). 41% of all teenage
motor vehicle deaths occur between 9 p.m. and
6 a.m.
54% of teenage passenger vehicle occupant
deaths were drivers and 45% were passengers.
62% of teenage passenger deaths occurred in
crashes in which another teen was driving. Among
people of all ages, 20% of passenger deaths
in 1998 occurred when a teenager was driving.
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