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Abstract:In 2002, there were 53,370 crashes in Utah accounting for 30,433 injured persons and 329 fatalities. Overall, crash participants tended to be male and in the 15 to 24 year age group. Most crashes occurred in urban areas; however, rural crashes were 3 times more likely to result in a fatality than crashes occurring in urban areas. Increased speeds and longer response time for emergency medical services in the rural areas may account for the rural/ urban difference in fatal crash rates. Rear-end collisions were the leading collision type, but head-on collisions were 14 times more likely to result in a fatality than other collisions, and single vehicle rollovers were 12 times more likely to result in a fatality than other collisions. While passenger cars and light truck/van/SUV’s accounted for the majority of vehicles involved in Utah crashes, motorcycle- as well as large/semi truck-crashes were more likely to be fatal than crashes involving other vehicles. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists involved in a motor vehicle crash are at high risk from suffering injury or death. In 2002, 96% of pedestrians, 93% of bicyclists, and 89.7% of motorcyclists involved in a motor vehicle crash experienced an injury or death compared to 37.2% of all motor vehicle crash participants. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists have little or no physical barrier between themselves and a motor vehicle or roadway, thus resulting in the high injury and death rate. As with seatbelts, helmets have proven to reduce severe injury and death for bicyclists and motorcyclists. Unfortunately, only 37.4% of motorcyclists involved in a crash were reported to be wearing a helmet.
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