1996 Michigan Traffic Crash Facts

625102131997PDFTech Reporthttp://www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org/StatisticsTraffic crashesCrash dataFatalitiesInjuriesAlcohol useVehicle miles of travelMichiganMichigan. Office of Highway Safety PlanningMichigan. Office of Highway Safety PlanningUniversity of Michigan. Transportation Research InstituteNTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-StatisticsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-AccidentsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYUS Transportation CollectionThe 1996 traffic fatality count was 1,505, down 2.1 percent from the 1995 figure of 1,537.Compared with 1995, injuries were down 2.6 percent and total crashes were up 3.4 percent.These figures translated into a death rate of 1.7 per 100 million miles of travel, down 5.6percent from the death rate of 1.8 reported in 1995. Nationally, fatalities were down 1.4percent. Exposure factors in 1996 showed increases in vehicle registrations, the number of licensed drivers, and travel mileage. They included motor vehicle registrations up 4.6 percent to 8.11 million, the number of drivers up 7.2 percent to 8.29 million, and vehicle travel mileage up 2.3 percent to 87.7 billion. Consumption of alcohol continues to be a major factor in Michigan crashes, particularly the more serious crashes. In 1996, 5 percent of all crashes, including property damage only, were reported to involve drinking, and 23 percent resulted in injury or death. However, 46.3 percent of alcohol-related crashes involved injury or death, and 36.4 percent of fatal crashes involved drinking. Over 61.4 percent of alcohol-related fatal crashes involved only one vehicle, whereas only 30.8 percent of all crashes involved one vehicle. Data on crashes in this book was obtained from 1996 Michigan Traffic Crash Report Forms (UD-10) submitted by local police departments, sheriff jurisdictions, and the Department of State Police. Other related information was obtained from the Departments ofTransportation, State, and Community Health.90