2. The People

2a. People in Collisions

Table 2.8: Apparent Driver Action by Class of Collision, 2006

	Class of Collision
Apparent Driver Action	Fatal	Personal Injury	Property Damage	Total
Driving Properly	534	41,934	147,995	190,463
Following Too Close	14	8,007	25,568	33,589
Speed Too Fast	90	1,176	1,945	3,211
Speed Too Fast for Conditions	77	3,809	11,365	15,251
Speed Too Slow	0	44	196	240
Improper Turn	20	3,788	12,076	15,884
Disobey Traffic Control	46	4,272	6,166	10,484
Fail to Yield Right of Way	81	9,012	19,841	28,934
Improper Passing	18	636	2,566	3,220
Lost Control	176	6,476	16,468	23,120
Wrong Way on One-Way Road	3	105	169	277
Improper Lane Change	17	1,728	9,244	10,989
Other*	106	5,299	17,464	22,869
Unknown	41	2,052	23,358	25,451
Total	1,223	88,338	294,421	383,982

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

Table 2.9: Seat Belt Usage by Severity of Driver Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 2006

	Severity of Injury
Safety Equipment Used	Fatal	Major	Minor	Minimal	None	Total
Seat Belt Used	237	1,229	14,375	19,745	34,448	70,034
Other Equipment*	15	90	726	639	371	1,841
Equipment Not Used	90	196	341	169	117	913
No Safety Equipment	1	3	20	25	38	87
Use Unknown	40	154	1,012	909	2,465	4,580
Total	383	1,672	16,474	21,487	37,439	77,455

* 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, 2006

	Severity of Injury
Safety Equipment Used	Fatal	Major	Minor	Minimal	None	Total
Seat Belt Used	82	634	6,181	9,297	15,846	32,040
Child Safety Seat Used Incorrectly	1	4	22	38	79	144
Child Safety Seat Used Correctly	5	16	170	429	1,738	2,358
Other Equipment*	3	31	218	190	152	594
Equipment Not Used	53	149	373	201	152	928
No Safety Equipment	6	33	395	516	921	1,871
Use Unknown	17	93	484	443	1,095	2,132
Total	167	960	7,843	11,114	19,983	40,067

* 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, 2002-2006

Year Used	Child Restraint Used Correctly	Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	Lap/Lap & Shoulder Belt	Restraint Not Available	Available Not Used	Use Unknown	Total
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
2006	5	1	0	0	0	1	7

 

Table 2.12: Restraint Use for Children (0-4 Years) Involved in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions by Severity of Injury, 2006

	Injury Level
Restraint Used	Major/Fatal %	Minimal/Minor %	No Injuries %
Child Restraint Used Correctly	54.8	60.8	65.3
Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	16.1	6.5	2.8
Lap/Lap-Shoulder Belt	19.4	24.5	25.6
Not Available	0.0	3.7	2.5
Available/Not Used	3.2	0.5	0.2
Other	3.2	0.7	0.5
Unknown	3.2	3.4	3.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

 

Table 2.13: Pedestrian Condition by Severity of Injury, 2006 Condition of Pedestrian Killed Injured Normal 62 3,243 Had Been Drinking 7 233 Ability Impaired Alcohol Over .08 24 10 Ability Impaired Alcohol 1 53 Ability Impaired Drugs 5 20 Fatigue 0 4 Medical or Physical Defect 11 76 Inattentive 8 657 Other 0 54 Unknown 8 379 Total 126 4,729

Table 2.14: Apparent Pedestrian Action by Severity of Injury, 2006 Apparent Pedestrian Action Killed Injured Crossing Intersection With Right of Way 16 1,949 Crossing Intersection Without Right of Way 20 703 Crossing Intersection No Traffic Control 23 364 Crossing Pedestrian Crossover 1 132 Crossing Marked Crosswalk Without Right of Way 6 110 Walking on Roadway With Traffic 7 86 Walking on Roadway Against Traffic 4 64 On Sidewalk or Shoulder 8 353 Playing or Working on Highway 2 43 Coming from Behind Parked Vehicle or Object 2 107 Running onto Roadway 10 324 Getting On/Off School Bus* 0 8 Getting On/Off Vehicle 0 61 Pushing/Working on Vehicle 1 10 Other 26 415 Total 126 4,729 * Calendar year