Utah Crash Summary, 2008

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Utah Crash Summary, 2008

2008-01-01
By Utah. Highway Safety Office

File Language:

English

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Corporate Creators:

Utah. Highway Safety Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Accidents Alcohol Use Bicycle Crashes Crash Data Crashes Crash Injuries Crash Rates Drivers Fatalities Highways Injuries Motorcycle Crashes Pedestrian-vehicle Crashes Statistics Tables (Data) Traffic Crashes Trnds Vehicle Miles Of Travel
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Utah ; United States
OCLC Number:

32480147
Corporate Publisher:

Utah. Dept. of Public Safety
NTL Classification:

NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics
Abstract:

Utah made progress in the following areas in 2008 when compared to 2007: Traffic deaths decreased from 299 in 2007 to 276 in 2008; The Utah death rate per vehicle miles traveled is still below the U.S. rate; Traffic crashes decreased from 61,245 in 2007 to 56,367 in 2008; The crash rate per miles traveled decreased 5% from 2007; The number of unrestrained occupant deaths decreased 15%; The number of crashes involving a distracted driver decreased 20%; The number of crashes involving a teenage driver decreased 15%; The number of crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver decreased 15%. As improvements are made and progress continues, traffic safety needs to remain a top priority. Some areas of concern in Utah during 2008: The number of traffic crashes was the second highest year ever; Motorcyclist deaths increased to the highest total since 1985; The number of motorcyclists in crashes increased 15%; Speed was a factor in 43% of fatal crashes; Speed crashes increased for the third year in a row; The number of bicyclists in crashes increased 25%.
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PDF
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:d032ebfa58f347e567dbf0481d5dd1a345e21868df49450faf380984751ff5a8
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39138/dot_39138_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

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