1995 Michigan Traffic Crash Facts

625102131996PDFTech 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 1995 traffic fatality count was 1,537, up 8.3 percent from the 1994 figure of 1,419.Compared with 1994, injuries were up 2.9 percent and total crashes were up 5.8 percent. These figures translated into a death rate of 1.8 per 100 million miles of travel, up 5.9 percent from the death rate of 1.7 reported in 1994. Nationally, fatalities were up 2.1 percent.Exposure factors in 1995 showed increases in vehicle registrations, the number of licenseddrivers, and travel mileage. They included motor vehicle registrations up 1.1 percent to 7.75million; the number of drivers up 0.9 percent to 7.73 million; and vehicle travel mileage up 0.1 percent to 85.7 billion. Consumption of alcohol continues to be a major factor in Michigan crashes, particularly the more serious crashes. In 1995, less than 6 percent of all crashes, including property damage only, were reported to involve drinking and less than 25 percent resulted in injury or death. However, almost 50 percent of alcohol-related crashes involved injury or death, and more than 36 percent of fatal crashes involved drinking. Over 60 percent of alcohol-related fatal crashes involved only one vehicle, whereas only 30 percent of all crashes involved one vehicle. Data on crashes in this book was obtained from 1995 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 of Transportation, State, and Public Health.92