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2006 Wisconsin traffic crash facts

Dataset
File Language:
English


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  • Corporate Creators:
    Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Resource Type:
    Dataset
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Wisconsin
  • OCLC Number:
    5068383
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation
  • 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:
    2006 Facts and Figures ; • 712 persons were killed in Wisconsin motor vehicle traffic crashes. This is an average of ; more than two lives lost each day on Wisconsin traffic arteries. ; • 50,236 persons were injured in 35,296 reported injury crashes and 659 fatal crashes. ; 4,874, or 10%, of those injured were known at the time of the crash to have sustained ; incapacitating injuries. ; • Of the 712 persons killed, 9% (56 pedestrians and 8 bicyclists) were not drivers or ; passengers of motor vehicles. Thirteen percent (93) were motorcycle drivers or motorcycle ; passengers. ; • Of the 712 persons killed, 43% died in alcohol-related crashes, 37% died in speed-related ; crashes and 20% died in crashes that involved both speed and alcohol. ; • Of the 450 drivers who were killed and tested for alcohol concentration, 187 drivers (42%) ; had an alcohol concentration of .08 or above. ; • 59% of persons killed in passenger car and light truck crashes (for instances in which safety ; belt use could be determined) were not using safety restraints. ; • 74% of all motorcyclists killed in crashes (for instances in which helmet use could be determined) ; were not wearing helmets. ; • Fifty-nine percent of all crashes occurred off the State highway and Interstate systems, on ; county trunk and local roads. City police and county sheriffs responded to 102,139 (87%) of ; these crashes. ; • The total number of registered vehicles was 5,326,693, a 1% decrease over 2005. ; •The total number of licensed drivers was 4,066,273, a .4% increase over 2005. ; • The fatality rate per 100-million miles of travel was 1.20.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Alternate URL:
    http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/crashfacts/
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6261/dot_6261_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 1.49 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:010e58868dc6847340015a93498fe03ec7623eb3541a5b52c88fabcc60c0c7fd
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