Missouri’s 2016 – Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference Susan DeCourcy Regional Administrator NHTSA – Region 7 Kansas City MO

Two Numbers to Remember: 35,092 94

Motor Vehicle Fatalities 1965-2015 3

Safety is Personal, Safety is Local 2015 Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities (January - September 2015)

Human Choices 2014-2015

Our National Behavioral Traffic Safety Picture The Four Ds Drunk Driving Drugged Driving Distracted Driving Drowsy Driving Unrestrained Fatalities Speed / Speeding Pedestrian / Bicycle Fatalities

Percentage of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers (BAC= Percentage of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers (BAC=.08+) in Fatal Crashes, by Time of Day and Speeding Involvement, 2014

Crash Types as a Percent of Fatalities (2012-2014)

2015 Seat Belt Use (Daytime observed rates)

2015 Seat Belt Use Rates By Law Type and State Primary Secondary No Adult Seat Belt Law 100% 9 3 . 3 % 9 3 . 0 % 9 2 . 9 % 9 2 . 8 % 97.3% 9 2 . 2 % 9 2 . 1 % 9 1 . 9 % 9 1 . 6 % 9 1 . 4 % 95.5% 9 0. 5 % 9 0. 4 % 95.2% 89 .9 % 89. 4 % 89. 3% 89. 0% 94.6% 87.2 % 94.0% 86.7% 86.6% 86.2% 86.0% 85.9% 85.8% 85.5% 85.2% 80.4% 79.9% 79.8% 79.6% 84.5% 83.9% 82.7% 77.7% 82.1% 77.0% 81.1% 80.9% 74.1% 73.6% 69.5% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Primary Laws were recently passed in RI (2011); WV (2013); UT (effective 5/12/2015 to 7/01/2018). State surveys conducted in accordance with Section 402 SAFETEA-LU

2014 percent of Speeding Related Fatalities

Percentage of Speeding Drivers in Fatal Crashes, by Age and Gender, 2014

Speeding – What Was Implemented? Regional Speed Enforcement Campaign – September 2016 State Highway Safety Offices State Patrols Police Departments Sheriff’s Departments Commercial Motor Vehicle Enf Officers Regional Kick-Off Media Event Campaign

Drowsy Driving: Expand definition of impaired driving to include not only drunk, drugged and distracted, but also drowsy New NHTSA estimate reveals the annual societal cost of fatigue-related fatal and injury crashes is a staggering $109 billion, not including property damage Extent of problem not fully known - estimates of deaths caused by drowsy drivers range from 2% to 20% of all traffic fatalities Challenges: Crash reporting not complete

Our National Vehicle Safety Picture Highly Automated Vehicle DOT Guidance Issued A future of new driving Why now? Key Points Incidents will occur Will provide enormous opportunities Won’t derail from the mission 3rd Number: 613,501 Road to Zero!

In Conclusion – Make what you do – Personal…it’s not acceptable to lose a life Make it Local – it happens there and needs to be addressed there Be a Role Model: Where your seat belt every time Don’t speed Don’t drive impaired / drowsy Put the Phone down….better yet, put it in the trunk Etc.

SUSAN DECOURCY NHTSA, Region 7 susan.decourcy@dot.gov NHTSA.gov