Section 2 2. The People

2a. People in Collisions

Table 2.8: Apparent Driver Action by Class of Collision, 2005

	Class of Collision
Apparent Driver Action	Fatal	Personal Injury	Property Damage	Total
Driving Properly	491	43,450	156,154	200,095
Following Too Close	2	8,085	25,135	33,222
Speed Too Fast	79	1,147	1,907	3,133
Speed Too Fast for Conditions	83	4,702	15,448	20,233
Speed Too Slow	0	65	192	257
Improper Turn	14	3,800	12,098	15,912
Disobey Traffic Control	62	4,473	6,335	10,870
Fail to Yield Right of Way	85	8,939	21,082	30,106
Improper Passing	18	625	2,653	3,296
Lost Control	164	7,017	19,509	26,690
Wrong Way on One-Way Road	4	78	163	245
Improper Lane Change	16	1,755	9,343	11,114
Other*	94	5,437	17,953	23,484
Unknown	50	2,297	26,123	28,470
Total	1,162	91,870	314,095	407,127

* Includes actions defined as careless driving, inattentive driving, fell asleep, hit and run, driving on wrong side of road, improper parking, illegally parked, dangerous driving, etc.

Table 2.9: Seat Belt Usage by Severity of Driver Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 2005

	Severity of Injury
Safety Equipment Used	Killed	Major	Minor	Minimal	Not Injured	Total
Seat Belt Used	230	1,290	14,505	21,072	35,652	72,749
Other Equipment*	11	91	699	700	385	1,886
Equipment Not Used	109	168	368	158	112	915
No Safety Equipment	0	4	17	17	49	87
Use Unknown	27	166	1,042	902	2,613	4,750
Total	377	1,719	16,631	22,849	38,811	80,387

* Approved safety equipment in use that is not detailed above. Police officer enters description of the equipment on the collision report form.

Table 2.10: Seat Belt Usage by Severity of Passenger** Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 2005

	Severity of Injury
Safety Equipment Used	Killed	Major	Minor	Minimal	Not Injured	Total
Seat Belt Used	90	591	6,476	10,187	17,060	34,404
Child Safety Seat Used Incorrectly	0	2	27	28	85	142
Child Safety Seat Used Correctly	6	22	175	384	1,678	2,265
Other Equipment*	6	24	197	193	126	546
Equipment Not Used	47	160	431	185	138	961
No Safety Equipment	11	43	424	601	974	2,053
Use Unknown	21	98	493	420	1,116	2,148
Total	181	940	8,223	11,998	21,177	42,519

* Other equipment includes construction helmets, etc., used in a motor vehicle. It also includes the use of airbags. Seat belt usage in conjunction with airbag deployment is unknown.
** Includes hangers on and excludes passengers in parked vehicles.

Table 2.11: Restraint Use for Children (0-4 Years) Killed in Collisions, 2001-2005

Year Used	Child Restraint Used Correctly	Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	Lap/Lap & Shoulder Belt	Restraint Not Available	Available Not Used	Use Unknown	Total
2001	5	0	2	1	2	1	11
2002	1	2	4	0	0	0	7
2003	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
2004	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	6	0	0	1	0	1	8

Table 2.12: Restraint Use for Children (0-4 Years) Involved in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions by Severity of Injury, 2005

	Injury Level
Restraint Used	Major/Fatal %	Minimal/Minor %	No Injuries %
Child Restraint Used Correctly	54.8	59.3	60.7
Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	2.4	6.0	3.1
Lap/Lap-Shoulder Belt	21.4	27.4	30.0
Not Available	9.5	3.9	3.1
Available/Not Used	4.8	0.6	0.1
Other	0.0	0.3	0.2
Unknown	7.1	2.5	2.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

Table 2.13: Pedestrian Condition by Severity of Injury, 2005

Condition of Pedestrian	Killed	Injured
Normal	54	3,253
Had Been Drinking	3	220
Ability Impaired—Alcohol Over .08	28	12
Ability Impaired Alcohol	0	45
Ability Impaired Drugs	3	18
Fatigue	1	3
Medical or Physical Defect	0	88
Inattentive	9	602
Other	0	34
Unknown	7	434
Total	105	4,709

Table 2.14: Apparent Pedestrian Action by Severity of Injury, 2005

Apparent Pedestrian Action	Killed	Injured
Crossing Intersection With Right-of-Way	8	1,871
Crossing Intersection Without Right-of-Way	23	671
Crossing Intersection No Traffic Control	12	349
Crossing Pedestrian Crossover	2	145
Crossing Marked Crosswalk Without Right-of-Way	4	95
Walking on Roadway With Traffic	11	121
Walking on Roadway Against Traffic	3	60
On Sidewalk or Shoulder	7	341
Playing or Working on Highway	2	73
Coming from Behind Parked Vehicle or Object	0	106
Running onto Roadway	7	312
Getting On/Off School Bus*	0	7
Getting On/Off Vehicle	0	61
Pushing/Working on Vehicle	1	12
Other	25	485
Total	105	4,709

* Calendar year

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