Volume Seven, Issue 1
January 2005
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Child Safety - Traffic Safety Facts 2003
In 2003, there were more than 60 million children under 15 years old in the United States. This age group (0-14 years) made up 21 percent of the total U.S. resident population in 2003.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every age from 2 to 14 years old (based on 2001 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics).
In 2003, there were a total of 42,643 traffic fatalities in the United States. The 0-14 age group accounted for 5 percent (2,136) of those traffic fatalities. In addition, children under 15 years old accounted for 4 percent (1,591) of all vehicle occupant fatalities, 9 percent (253,000) of all the people injured in motor vehicle crashes, and 8 percent (220,000) of all the vehicle occupants injured in crashes.
In the United States, an average of 6 children 0-14 years old were killed and 694 were injured every day in motor vehicle crashes during 2003. In the 0-14 year age group, males accounted for 59 percent of the fatalities and 50 percent of those injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2003.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
- Beta Testing of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool
- Literature Review
on Vehicle Travel
Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries - Pedestrian Safety 2003
- Bicycle Safety 2003
- Pedestrian Roadway Fatalities
- Electronic Accident Forms Boost Reporting Efficiency; Data Can Be Linked With Records Systems
- Children Safety 2003
- Traffic Safety Facts 2003 - Complete Guide
- NAPARS: Chuck Pembleton Steps Down as President
- ARC-CSI Crash Conference 2005
- $200 discount on the CDR System Kit
- ARC Network New Members
- Accident
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