Traffic Safety Facts: Distracted Driving 2009

2010PDFTech ReportDOT HS 811 379DistractionDriversDrivingTraffic safetyHuman factorsHuman factors in crashesCrash dataUnited StatesNational Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYNTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-StatisticsUS Transportation CollectionIn 2009, there were 30,797 fatal crashes in the United States, which involved 45,230 drivers. In those crashes, 33,808 people were killed. Distraction was reported for 11 percent (5,084) of the drivers involved in fatal crashes. In these crashes reported to have involved some form of distraction, 5,474 fatalities (16% of overall fatalities) occurred. Table 1 provides information about fatal crashes with reported distraction from 2005 through 2009.92