South Carolina Traffic Collision Fact Book, 2008

Details

• Alternative Title:
  SC traffic collision fact book
• Corporate Creators:
  South Carolina. Dept. of Public Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crash data
  • Bicycle crashes
  • Motorcycle crashes
  • Pedestrian-vehicle crashes
  • Traffic crashes
  • Fatalities
  • Injuries
  • Crash injuries
  • Alcohol use
  • Age
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  South Carolina ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  South Carolina. Dept. of Public Safety
• Description:
  The number of traffic fatalities decreased from 1,077 in 2007 to 921 in 2008, a 14.5% decrease. There was also a substantial decrease in the mileage death rate (MDR) as well. It fell to an all time low of 1.88 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles of travel from 2.13 in 2007. Traffic fatalities are the most severe consequence of motor vehicle collisions, but even in non-fatal collisions, the cost in human suffering can be severe. There were 46,925 reported traffic injuries in 2008, down 4.7% from 2007. Traffic collisions are responsible for billions of dollars in economic loss to South Carolina each year. Economic loss as estimated in this publication includes property damage, medical costs and lost productivity, but does not include intangible costs such as grief and suffering. In 2008, $2.71 billion dollars in estimated loss was incurred which is a 0.7% decrease from 2007.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39664/dot_39664_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.98 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c84ce9ae604ce89eed30843e1ed9ce7f7f2c09fee55ba3ef66a5ded03f9af67