Louisiana

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2006 Traffic Records Data Report

Presented by Dr. Helmut SchneiderNovember 11, 2007

Overview1

The Cost of Crashes2

Key Issues3

Progress and Exposure4

Crash Overview Crash Overview Changes 2005-2006 in parenthesis

Louisiana’s goal for mileage fatality rates in 2010 is 1.5.

$6.03 billion dollars for the citizens of Louisiana

This accounts for about 4.5% of personal income

$2,104 for every licensed driver in Louisiana

(based on 2.869 million licensed drivers

Source: Cost estimates are based on a study conducted by NHTSA in 2000 “The

Economic Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes” (DOT HS 809446).

80% of the problems come

from 20% of the causes

Separate the Vital Few from

theTrivial Many

Vilfredo Pareto, 1848-1923

Lack of Seatbelt Use

Aggressive Driving

Alcohol

62%

48% 51%

Includes only cars, PKUP and vans

Perceptions STRONGLY AGREE

SOME AGREE

SOME DISAGREE

STRONGLY DISAGREE

DNK

Seat belts are not needed on short trips

2.3 2.5 9.0 85.5 0.8

Seat belts are just as likely to harm you as to help you

6.5 16.5 16.8 56.8 3.5

Seat belts are uncomfortable 16.0 28.8 16.3 38.5 0.5

People should be free to choose if they want to wear a seat belt or not

19.8 18.5 10.0 50.3 1.5

Seat belts aren't needed when in a pickup truck because it is a safer vehicle due to its sheer size

2.0 3.5 10.5 81.0 3.0

While 25% of occupants do not wear a seatbelts, they make up 62% of killed occupants.

$1.15 Billion in 2006 $403 for every licensed driver Including pain and suffering

$2.9 Billion in 2006 $1,022 for every licensed driver

YearFatalities

(LA)

Fatalities per 100

Million Miles

Traveled

Percent Fatalities (LA)

Alcohol-Related Injury

Crashes (1,000)

Percent Alcohol-Related Injury

Crashes

Alcohol-Related

PDO Crashes (1,000)

Percent Alcohol-Related

PDO Crashes

Alcohol-Related Crashes (1,000)

Percent Alcohol-Related Crashes

2000 446 1.10 48% 4.3 8.9% 4 3.7% 8.7 5.5%

2001 446 1.08 47% 5.2 10.7% 5.5 5.1% 11 7.0%

2002 431 1.00 47% 5.4 10.6% 6.8 5.9% 13 7.5%

2003 414 0.94 44% 4.9 10.0% 6.4 5.7% 12 7.2%

2004 451 1.01 45% 4.7 9.3% 6.1 5.4% 11 6.8%

2005 404 0.90 42% 4.3 8.7% 4.5 4.1% 9 5.8%

2006 455 1.00 46% 4.4 8.9% 4.5 4.0% 9.0 5.7%

Difference

1 Year 12.6% 10.3% 4.3% 1.3% 0.3% -0.3% -0.2% 0.9% -0.1%

5 Year 2.0% -7.5% -0.9% -16.5% -1.8% -19.4% -1.1% -17.3% -1.3%

  Submits and Refusals Percentage

YearSubmit

1Submit

2+Refusal

1Refusal

2+ RefusalConvictions DWI 1st-4th 894

% No Convictions

2000 14,860 2,638 6,190 1,237 30% 34% 17% 48%

2001 13,768 2,203 6,131 1,222 32% 34% 19% 47%

2002 12,446 1,845 6,136 1,188 34% 29% 15% 56%

2003 11,070 1,597 5,582 1,057 34% 32% 19% 49%

2004 11,383 1,381 5,210 1,035 33% 29% 17% 54%

2005 9,616 1,121 5,439 883 32% 26% 17% 57%

2006 10,273 1,009 5,462 910 36% 20% 14% 66%

 Years        Diff        1 7% -10% 0% 3% 4% -6% -3% 9%

5 -25% -54% -11% -26% 4% -14% -5% 19%

According to Bob Thompson this data may be unreliable because of reporting issues.

Year Alcohol Involved

  Ages 15 - 17 Ages 18 - 20 Ages 21 - 24

  Fatal Injury Fatal Injury Fatal Injury

1999 12 102 24 280 25 276

2000 12 122 28 298 27 308

2001 21 303 35 559 36 603

2002 19 277 34 572 31 582

2003 16 280 31 507 35 534

2004 24 198 29 475 39 521

2005 26 301 33 450 34 441

2006 20 177 36 445 38 468

Difference

1 Year -22% -41% 9% -1% 10% 6%

5 Year -3% -41% 3% -20% 4% -22%

  Drivers using Alcohol Crashes per Percentage of all

Drivers

% alc- related

Age of Fatal Crashes Injury100,000 Licensed

Drivers Fatal Crashes

Driver All DrKilled

Dr. Crsh. All Killed Injury Lic. Dr. All DrKilled

Dr.15-17 9 4 67 12 5 90 3% 2% 1% 22%18-20 44 27 415 30 18 279 5% 11% 9% 33%21-24 66 50 757 30 23 343 8% 16% 16% 44%25-34 118 86 1,235 24 17 249 17% 29% 28% 37%35-44 84 73 924 16 14 174 19% 20% 24% 32%45-54 56 42 639 10 7 113 20% 14% 14% 25%55-64 22 18 206 5 4 49 15% 5% 6% 18%65-74 8 3 53 3 1 22 8% 2% 1% 16%75-84 4 4 12 3 3 9 5% 1% 1% 13%85-94 1 1 2 4 4 7 1% 0% 0% 11%95&up 0 0 1 0 0 158 0% 0% 0% 0%

ALL 414 309 4,336 14 11 152 100% 100% 100% 30%

Parishes Regions Time of day & day of week GIS Maps

  1000     # Alc-Rltd Fatal # Alc-Rltd Injury

 Licens

edAlcohol-Related

Crashes per 100,000 Lc. Drvs.

Crashes per 100,000 Lc. Drvs.

Parish DriversFtl CrshInj Crsh Rank Rank

Parishes with more than 100,000 Licensed Drivers

JEFFERSON 295 26 270 9 6 92 7

EAST BATON ROUGE 256 26 369 10 5 144 4

ORLEANS 207 11 230 5 7 111 6

ST TAMMANY 158 17 201 11 4 127 5

CADDO 153 21 299 14 3 195 2

LAFAYETTE 139 22 224 16 2 161 3

CALCASIEU 129 25 278 19 1 216 1

DRIVERS AVERAGE 191 21 267 11 0 140  

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Alcohol Crashes in Lafayette

We all know it when we see it. Defining it in operational terms is

difficult. How would it be applied? “Careless Operation” seems to be a

“catch all” for speeding and other aggressive driving already.

Cell Phone - 10 Other electronic

Devices - 2 Other inside - 19 Other outside - 29

Urban 30 min. Rural 50 min.

This analysis only considers motorcycles with two wheels on public roads. Dirt bikes on public roads are included, but no ATVs. Only 2-wheel motorcycles or 3-wheel

motorcycle with side compartment Including 2-wheel off-road vehicles on public

roads Excluding all 4-wheel or 3-wheel off road

vehicles

Motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and motorized bicycles are not be given a separate class, as such, but their use shall be provided for by making an endorsement.

Such an endorsement shall be made only after the applicant has taken and successfully passed tests specifically designed for the operation of such vehicles.

To comply with this law, the operator of any motorcycle, motor driven cycle or motorized bicycle (moped), in excess of 5 horsepower, regardless of maximum speed, or size of motor, must have an "M" endorsement on one of the basic classes of operator's license to operate such vehicle on the streets, highways, or roadways in Louisiana.

Urban/Rural

Violations

Motorcycle MakeRecreational

Speed

Alcohol

Run Off Road

Helmet

Other Vehicle

Motor-Cycle

Fatality

4.2%

Fatal

395

8%Severe Injuries

743

37%Moderate Injuries

3,204

100%Drivers in Crashes

9,035

A cost of $1.7 Billionto the Citizens of Louisiana

in the past 5 years

3.0%

3.7%

17%

No Alc.H

elm

etAlcohol

No

Hel

. 20%

Model Number of Fatal Drivers

Predicted 2006 87

0% helmet use 136

50% helmet use 108

100% helmet use 80

Actual 2006 (88% helmet use)

89

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

All Crashes Fatal Crashes

Motorcycle Car

Number Vehicles

Motorcycle at Fault

Single 100%

Multiple 43%

All 71%

Only 36% of motorcycle riders in crashes had an endorsement

What does that mean? Did the other 64% Never have an endorsement? Had an endorsement not renewed?

  No No

Helmet UsedHelmet Used Helmet UsedHelmet Used

  Difference Difference

FATALFATAL 6.5% 3.9% 2.5%INCAPACITATING/INCAPACITATING/

SEVERESEVERE 10.5% 7.3% 3.3%NON-INCAPACITATING/NON-INCAPACITATING/

MODERATEMODERATE 40% 37.7% 2.3%

COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT 32% 36.0% -4.4%NONENONE 11% 15.1% -3.6%

MakeMake AllAll FatalFatal

HARLEY DAVIDSONHARLEY DAVIDSON 11% 27%

HONDAHONDA 8% 33%

KAWASAKIKAWASAKI 7% 47%

SUZUKISUZUKI 7% 25%

YAMAHAYAMAHA 10% 54%

2006 Louisiana Motorcycle Accident Hot Spots

Accident Locations

Hot Spots(Min 3 Per Cluster)

Interstate Hwy

Federal Hwy

State Hwy

Parishes

4

0 50 10025Miles

The risk of fatal injuries in crashes doubles when motorcycle riders do not wear a helmet (6.5% versus 3.9%).

The risk of critical injury in a crash increases when motorcycle riders do not wear a helmet (10.5% versus 7.3%).

However, alcohol is a much larger contributing factor to the death rate than wearing a helmet (18.7% versus 3.2%).

Over the next 5 years helmet use could save $730 million for Louisiana citizens.

PROGRESS IN SAFETY INCREASE IN EXPOSURE

Increase in set belt use from 2000 to 2006

Some progress with reducing alcohol related crashes for minors

Other non measureable progress Public awareness Road safety

Increase in vehicle miles driven

Increase in SUVs Increase in

motorcycles on roads

  None used Used     All  

Year % Killed Total % Killed Total All Killed % Killed

% Seat Belt

Usage

2000 15% 72 500 0.3% 6 1421 3041 86 2.8% 74.0%

2001 12% 63 508 0.5% 10 1412 2944 79 2.7% 73.5%

2002 11% 59 514 0.7% 10 1497 3229 74 2.3% 74.4%

Average 13% 65 507 0.6% 9 1443 3071 80 2.6% 74%

2003 19% 91 478 0.8% 14 1686 3275 112 3.4% 77.9%

2004 16% 72 459 0.5% 11 2262 3670 86 2.3% 83.1%

2005 16% 86 527 0.7% 20 2675 3614 115 3.2% 83.5%

2006 16% 103 658 1.2% 32 2723 3709 135 3.6% 80.5%

Average 17% 88 531 0.8% 19 2337 3567 112 3.1% 81.5%

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