{"id":5708,"date":"2017-02-28T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T01:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:45:15","slug":"nhtsa-data-progress-on-drunk-driving-slipped-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/nhtsa-data-progress-on-drunk-driving-slipped-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"NHTSA Data: Progress on Drunk Driving Deaths Slipped in&#160;2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/nhtsa-reports-largest-jump-in-drunk-driving-deaths-in-10-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">initial findings on U.S. traffic deaths during 2015<\/a>, announcing that 10,265 people were killed in drunk driving crashes that year. Now, NHTSA\u2019s latest fact sheet provides a more complete picture of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities in 2015 (the most recent year for which data is&#160;available).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who\u2019s most at&#160;risk?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>NHTSA\u2019s data looked at fatal crashes involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher. Of the 10,265 people killed in alcohol-related crashes, more than three-quarters were either the impaired driver (63%) or a passenger in the impaired driver\u2019s vehicle (15%). Pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-occupants accounted for 933 deaths (9%). And of the 181 children killed in drunk driving crashes, just over half were traveling with an impaired&#160;driver.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Age and gender of impaired&#160;drivers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Over 70% of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in traffic fatalities were under the age of 35, and 16% were 16- to 20-years old. However, NHTSA noted that these percentages have decreased over the past decade, while fatal crashes with impaired drivers over the age of 55 have ticked up&#160;slightly.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the 2015 data shows that \u201cthere were 4 male alcohol-impaired drivers involved for every female alcohol-impaired driver involved (7,595 versus&#160;1,761).\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Nights and weekends still most dangerous&#160;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>According to NHSTA, the \u201crate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2015 was 3.5 times higher at night than during the day (32% versus 9%).\u201d In addition, nearly twice as many alcohol-related traffic fatalities occur during weekends (6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday) compared to&#160;weekdays.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Driving record an indicator of&#160;issues<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Legally intoxicated drivers involved in a fatal crash\u00a0often have a record of traffic incidents. The data shows, \u201cDrivers with BACs of .08 g\/dL or higher involved in fatal crashes were 4.5 times more likely to have prior convictions for driving while impaired (DWI) than were drivers with no alcohol (9% and 2%, respectively).\u201d In addition, of this group 18% had a previous crash, 24% had a prior speeding conviction, and 26% had previously had their license revoked or suspended. The data looked back\u00a05&#160;years.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>BAC readings<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The fact sheet notes that the most frequent BAC readings for drivers involved in a fatal crash range between .14 and .18, and nearly 6,900 alcohol traffic fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .15 or higher. In addition, NHTSA also notes that there were 1,833 drivers with a BAC between .01 and .07 who were involved in a fatal&#160;crash.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov\/Api\/Public\/ViewPublication\/812350\">Read the entire 2015 Traffic Safety Facts on alcohol-impaired driving.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its initial findings on U.S. traffic deaths during 2015, announcing that 10,265 people were killed in drunk driving crashes that year. Now, NHTSA\u2019s latest fact sheet provides a more complete picture of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities in 2015 (the most recent year for which data is&#160;available). 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