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Some terms Crash Accident Vehicle Car, truck, bicycle Cause(s) Variables Exposure Risk
Crash Trends Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
International Fatality Rates Road Safety Annual Report 2015, OECD Fatalities per 100K population
Fatality Trends Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Long-Term Fatality Trends
Crashes by Vehicle Type Traffic Safety Facts 2013 NHTSA
Fatalities and Alcohol Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Vulnerable User Fatalities Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Crashes by Weekday Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Crashes by Number of Vehicles Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Crash Types Angle 20.9% Rear End 32.2% Sideswipe 11.1% Head On 2.4% With Fixed Object 15.8% With Other Object 14.0% Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Why do Fatal Crashes Happen? Too fast 20% Inattention 17% DUI 14% Reckless 11% Fail to yield ROW 7% Fail to obey signal/sign4% Sleepy3% None 31% Other 12% Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Licensed Drivers by Gender Highway Statistics, FHWA
Crash Trends & Gender Traffic Safety Facts 2013, NHTSA
Licensed Drivers Highway Statistics, FHWA
Anatomy of a Crash Traffic Safety Facts 2004, NHTSA
Road Environment Factors (28%) Vehicle Factors (8%) Human Factors (95%) 4% 24% 67% 4% Crash Contributing Factors
The Haddon Matrix (1/2) Crash Time Pre Crash Crash Post Crash Other Factors Human Vehicle Roadway Environmental
The Haddon Matrix (2/2) EMS 2011, NHTSA
Haddon Matrix Application ElementPre CrashCrashPost Crash Human Vehicle/ Equipment Road/Physi cal Environment