Driving Safely in Maryland

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1 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers 1 Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration Office of Traffic and Safety Introduction Driving Safely in Maryland Alcohol was involved in 27% of all inattentive driver-related fatal crashes but was only reported in 2.2% of all crashes. An inattentive driving crash is defined as Failing to give full time and attention by the first contributing circumstance provided. In 2005 there was a dramatic decrease in the number of inattentive driving crashes due impart to improved coding of the Contributing Circumstance data field. This decrease has continued through In 2008, a total of 35 persons lost their lives and 11,578 persons were injured in 23,569 inattentive driver-involved crashes. Summary Over the past 5 years, there has been a steady decline in the total number of inattentive driver- involved crashes reported in Maryland; a 47% decrease when comparing 2004 to Fixed object crashes accounted for 23.5% of all fatal inattentive driver-involved crashes. Baltimore City ranked first among all Maryland jurisdictions with respect to total crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled and 10,000 population, and respectively. Drivers between the ages of accounted for the largest percentage of fatalities in inattentive crashes (30%). In 2008, 75% of drivers killed in inattentive driving crashes were males. In 2008, 25% of the inattentive driver fatalities were reported as not using safety equipment as compared to 2.3% of all drivers involved. Alcohol was involved in 14.7% of inattentive driver-related fatal crashes but was only reported in 2.2% of the total inattentive driver-related crashes. Worcester County ranked first among all Maryland jurisdictions with respect to total crashes 10,000 population, and Baltimore City rank first with respect to total crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled,

2 2 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers Inattentive Driver-Involved Fatalities and Crash Severity The number of fatalities involving inattentive driver related crashes decreased from 39 in 2007 to 35 in 2008, the lowest number reported in the past 10 years. Table 1: Inattentive Driver-Involved Fatalities, The number of fatalities involving inattentive driver related crashes decreased from 39 in 2007 to 35 in 2008, the lowest number reported in the past 10 years. Statewide Fatalities Inattentive Driver- Involved Fatalities Year Number Number % Inattentive Drivers Killed There were 20 inattentive drivers killed in 2008 as compared to 17 in Over the past 5 years, there has been a steady decline in the total number of inattentive driver- involved crashes reported in Maryland; a 47% decrease when comparing 2004 to Over the past 5 years, there has been a steady decline in the total number of inattentive driver- involved crashes reported in Maryland; a 47% decrease when comparing 2004 to Table 2: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Severity, Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes PDO Crashes Total Fatalities Injured* Year N % N % N % N N N , , , , * , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,578 *New coding techniques adopted for contributing circumstances Figure 1: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes and Fatalities, , Inattenctive Driver-Involved Accidents 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 Inattentive Driver- Involved Accidents Inattentive Driver- Involved Fatalities Inattentive Driver-Involved Fatalities

3 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers 3 Crash Types Fixed object crashes accounted for 23.5% of all fatal inattentive driver-involved crashes. Fixed object crashes accounted for approximately 23.5% of all fatal inattentive driverinvolved crashes. Inattentive driverinvolved fatalities occurred most frequently on Saturdays, 29.4%. In 2008, 32% of the total inattentive driver-related crashes involved rear end collisions. Table 3: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Crash Type, 2008 Fatal Crashes Total Crashes Crash Type Opposite Direction , Rear End , Left Turn Sideswipe , Angle , Parked Vehicle , Pedestrian Pedalcycle Fixed Object , Other Object Overturned Run Off Road Other/unknown , Total , Temporal Patterns Inattentive driver-involved fatalities occurred most frequently on Saturdays, 29.4%. Figure 2: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Day of Week, 2008 Fatal Accidents Total Accidents 17.6% 14.7% 20.6% 29.4% 11.4% 16.8% 14.7% 13.8%14.2%14.5%14.6% 2.9% 8.8% 5.9% Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

4 4 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers In 2008, over one-half (51%) of the total inattentive driving crashes occurred between 12PM and 8PM, whereas over one-quarter (26.5%) of the fatal crashes happened between 12AM and 4AM. Table 4: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Time of Day, 2008 In 2008, over one-half (51%) of the total inattentive driving crashes occurred between 12PM and 8PM, whereas over one-quarter (26.5%) of the fatal crashes happened between 12AM and 4AM. Time of Day Fatal Crashes Total Crashes 12:00AM-03:59AM , :00AM-07:59AM , :00AM-11:59AM , :00PM-03:59PM , :00PM-07:59PM , :00PM-11:59PM , Unknown Total , Route Types In 2008, 38% of all fatal inattentive driving crashes happened on state highways. Over one-half (55%) of the total crashes occurred on state and county highways, 38% and 26% respectively. Figure 3: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Route Type, 2008 Fatal Accidents Total Accidents In 2008, 38% of all fatal inattentive driving crashes happened on state highways. MD, 13, 38% US, 8, 24% IS, 2, 6% CO, 9, 26% Others, 2, 6% MD, 6,946, 29% CO, 6,103, 26% US, 1,431, 6% MU, 1,444, 6% Balt. City, 4,860, 21% IS, 727, 3% Others, 2,058, 9%

5 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers 5 Illumination Table 5: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Illumination, 2008 In 2008, 50% of the fatal inattentive crashes occurred in the dark; 23.5% with lights on and 26.5% with lights off. Illumination Fatal Crashes Total Crashes Daylight , Dawn / Dusk , Dark Lights On , Dark Lights Off , Other / Unknown Total , In 2008, 50% of the fatal inattentive crashes occurred in the dark; 23.5% with lights on and 26.5% with lights off. Approximately two-thirds of all inattentive crashes occurred in the daylight. Inattentive Driver Characteristics Drivers between the ages of accounted for the largest percentage of fatalities in inattentive crashes (30%). Over one-third (35.5%) of all inattentive crashes involved drivers years old. Drivers between the ages of accounted for the largest percentage of fatalities in inattentive crashes (30%). Table 6: Inattentive Driver Information by Age, 2008 Inattentive Driver Age Inattentive Drivers Involved Inattentive Driver Fatalities in Crashes 15 and Under , , , , , , , , , Unknown , Total ,

6 6 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers In 2008, 75% of drivers killed in inattentive driving crashes were males. In 2008, 75% of drivers killed in inattentive driving crashes were males. Table 7: Inattentive Driver information by Gender, 2008 Inattentive Drivers Involved in Inattentive Driver Fatalities Gender Crashes Male , Female , Unknown , Total , Safety Equipment Used In 2008, 25% of the inattentive driver fatalities were reported as not using safety equipment as compared to 2.3% of all drivers involved. Table 8: Inattentive Drivers Information by Safety Equipment Used, 2008 Alcohol was involved in 22% of inattentive driverrelated fatal crashes but was only reported in 2.4% of the total in attentive driver-related crashes. Inattentive Drivers Inattentive Drivers Involved Inattentive Drivers Fatalities Safety Equipment in Crashes Used Lap Belts Only Harnesses Only Belt and Harness , Air Bag Air Bag and Belts , Motorcycle Helmet Eye Protection Helmet / Eye Protection None Other/Unknown Total , Alcohol-Related Crashes Alcohol was involved in 14.7% of inattentive driver-related fatal crashes but was only reported in 2.2% of the total inattentive driverrelated crashes. Table 9: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes by Alcohol/Drug Condition, 2008 Crash Condition Fatal Crashes Total Crashes Alcohol Drugs Both (Alcohol & Drugs) No , Total ,

7 Maryland Traffic Safety Facts Inattentive Drivers 7 County Worcester County ranked first among all Maryland jurisdictions with respect to total crashes 10,000 population, and Baltimore City rank first with respect to total crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, Prince George s County had the highest percentage of inattentive driver-involved fatal crashes (26.6%) followed by Baltimore City with 21.3%. Worcester County ranked first among all Maryland jurisdictions with respect to total crashes 10,000 population, and Baltimore City rank first with respect to total crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, Table 10: Inattentive Driver-Involved Crashes and Crash Rates by County, 2008 Inattentive Driver Involved Crashes Crash Rate Crash Rate (per (per County Fatal % Total % Pop. 1 10K pop) VMT (mill) 100M VMT) Allegany , Anne Arundel , , , Baltimore , , , Calvert , Caroline , Carroll , , Cecil , , Charles , , Dorchester , Frederick , , Garrett , Harford , , Howard , , Kent , Montgomery , , , Prince George's , , , Queen Anne's , St. Mary's , Somerset , Talbot , Washington , , Wicomico , , Worcester , Baltimore City , , , Total , ,633, , Source: * Maryland Department of Planning

8 Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration Office of Traffic and Safety Maryland Highway Safety Office Driving Safely in Maryland Last Edited on December 3, 2009