Motor Vehicle Injuries
"Did You Know?" is a weekly feature from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support to inform your prevention activities. We invite you to read, share, and take action!
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October 5, 2012
- The percentage of teens in high school who reported they drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1991.
- Still, one in ten high school teens drinks and drives—that was nearly one million teens in 2011.
- Effective interventions to reduce teen drinking and driving include enforcement of minimum legal drinking age laws, zero tolerance laws, and graduated driver licensing systems.
June 15, 2012
- Injuries and deaths due to motorcycle crashes cost $12 billion in medical care and productivity losses in 2008.
- Cost savings in states with universal motorcycle helmet laws were nearly four times greater per year per registered motorcycle than in states without them.
- CDC’s Motorcycle Safety Guide and state-based fact sheets show how universal helmet laws can increase helmet use, and save money and lives.
October 7, 2011
- Adults reported drinking and driving about 112 million times in 2010.
- Alcohol-impaired drivers are involved in about 1 in 3 crash deaths, resulting in nearly 11,000 deaths in 2009.
- CDC recommends many evidence-based interventions to prevent drinking and driving.
July 22, 2011
- An estimated 15 people die and 1,200 are injured each day in the United States in crashes that involve distracted driving.
- Nearly 40% of U.S. drivers ages 18 to 29 report talking on their cell phone "regularly" or "fairly often" while driving, and more than 25% report texting or e-mailing.
- Motor vehicle crash-related deaths and injuries can be prevented. Learn about saving lives and saving dollars.
June 17, 2011
- Motor vehicle crash deaths resulted in $41 billion in medical and work loss costs in the United States in 2005.
- Newly released fact sheets provide information on state costs and recommendations for saving lives and money.
- Motorcycle-related deaths reached an all-time high in 2008; a universal motorcycle helmet law is the only evidence-based safety measure that reaches all riders in a state, costs little to initiate, and saves lives and money.
January 7, 2011
- OSTLTS hosted its monthly Vital Signs town hall meeting on January 11, 2011 to share what others have done and are doing to improve seat belt laws.
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the first three decades of Americans' lives.
- The Guide to Community Preventive Services has evidence-based recommendations for increasing the use of safety belts through legislation.
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