Florida Crash Facts Report

US Transportation Collection2001PDFStatistical ReportFlorida. Dept. of Highway Safety & Motor VehiclesFlorida. Department of Highway Safety and Motor VehiclesFloridaCrash dataVehicle miles of travelFatalitiesInjuriesTime of crashesAgeMotorcycle crashesPedestrian vehicle crashesBicycle crashesAlcohol useDrug useThis report contains data from the Department\u2019s crash database, compiled from traffic crash reports completed by state and local law enforcement agencies. Despite increases in the motoring environment, the mileage death rate remained at 2.1 per 100 million vehicle miles of travel for the fourth consecutive year; however, alcohol-related fatalities increased by 4.6 percent. Areas that either improved or experienced no measurable increase during 2000 include: 64.5 percent of drivers using safety belts avoided injury; 76 percent of children under 4 years of age avoided injuries by being properly restrained and 73 percent of children 4-5 years of age avoided injury by being properly restrained; Florida had the lowest number of bicyclists killed (83) since 1987. The tables in this report are used to assist traffic safety experts, researchers, statisticians, law enforcement, and the public in understanding problems and identifying solutions that will ultimately aid in reducing deaths and injuries from motor vehicle crashes.125