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Welcome to the October 2005 edition of the Accident Reconstruction Newsletter. With 2005 winding down, it is crunch-time for the ARC Network. Next month we are going to launch the newest edition of the ARC Network Web Site. This new edition focuses primarily on the members section. We have been working for the past 6 months on automating our membership section. As of next month, you will be able to join the ARC Network and renew your existing membership completely online. You will also be able to review your account at any time and update any information regarding your membership. We have also built in a function to email you your userid and password [immediately] if you have misplaced it or have forgotten it.
Starting next month we will be reworking the navigation buttons that walk you through the entire ARC Network. Along the way we will be reworking many of the research sections and fixing broken links to external sites that have vanished.
In Crash Data Retrieval news, the ARC Network, will pay your tuition to a 4-day CSI CDR Technician course and CSI CDR Analyst course if you purchase a CDR System through the ARC Network. That is a $450 value! For more information please visit www.cdr-system.com. Please note the 2006 CSI course schedule has not be released yet.
The CDR User's Conference is shaping up nicely. A couple weeks ago we posted all the information for the call for papers. We have received many really interesting abstracts and should make for an excellent conference. There is still time to submit an abstract - the deadline in November 20, 2005 - click here. We are currently also accepting registrations for the CDR Conference. Registrations have been flowing in, but please remember to register early because we offer a $150 discount for registering early and also SPACE AT THE HOTEL IS LIMITED. Registrations are offered at a first-come, first-served basis. - Click here for complete information. NOTE: Vetronix Corporation will be offering an exclusive discount on the new CDR Update to attendees of the CDR User's Conference. Only those who attend the conference are eligible for the discount.
Please use the links below to view this months featured articles. Note: you can use the "Back to Index" link to return to this index.
- Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Alcohol-Related Crashes and Fatalities Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Occupant Protection Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Forensic Analysis of Seat Belts - Special Price!
- Speeding Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Children Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Crash Data Retrieval User's Conference - Register Today - space is limited.
- Young Drivers Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Accident Reconstruction Equations for your TI Calculators
- Large Trucks Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Shoulder belts are excellent safety devices, but they are not a panacea.
- ARC-CSI Crash Conference 2006
- Pedalcyclist Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Pedestrian Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Older Population Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- Motorcycle Traffic Safety Facts 2004
- School Transportation-Related Crashes
- State Alcohol Estimates
- Free Crash Data Retrieval Certification Course
- ARC Network New Members
- Events, Conferences and Seminars
- Accident Reconstruction News Articles
- Become a Member of the ARC Network
Traffic Safety Facts 2004
Motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the United States, providing an unprecedented degree of mobility. Yet for all its advantages, deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons of every age from 3 through 33 years old (based on 2002 data). Traffic fatalities accounted for more than 90 percent of transportation-related fatalities. The mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.
Fortunately, much progress has been made in reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our Nation’s highways. In 2004, the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel fell to a new historic low of 1.46. The 1994 rate was 1.73 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. An 80 percent safety belt use rate nationwide and a reduction in the rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes — to 39 percent in 2004 from 43 percent in 1994 — were significant contributions to maintaining this consistently low fatality rate. However, much remains to be done. The economic cost alone of motor vehicle crashes in 2000 was $230.6 billion.
In 2004, 42,636 people were killed in the estimated 6,181,000 police reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. 2,788,000 people were injured, and 4,281,000 crashes involved property damage only.
This overview fact sheet contains statistics on motor vehicle fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). FARS is a census of fatal crashes within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (although Puerto Rico is not included in U.S. totals). Crash and injury statistics are based on data from the General Estimates System (GES). GES is a probability-based sample of police-reported crashes, from 60 locations across the country, from which estimates of National totals for injury and property-damage-only crashes are derived.
Alcohol-Related Crashes and Fatalities
A motor vehicle crash is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver or non occupant (such as a pedestrian or pedacyclist) involved in the crash is determined to have had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 gram per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality that occurs in an alcohol-related crash is considered an alcohol-related fatality. The term “alcohol-related” does not indicate that a crash or fatality was caused by the presence of alcohol.
Traffic fatalities in alcohol-related crashes fell by 2.4 percent, from 17,105 in 2003 to 16,694 in 2004. The 16,694 alcohol-related fatalities in 2004 (39% of total traffic fatalities for the year) represent a 4-percent reduction from the 17,308 alcohol-related fatalities reported in 1994 (43% of the total).
The 16,694 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes during 2004 represent an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 31 minutes.
As of 2004, 45 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had created laws making it illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher. Of the 16,694 people who died in alcohol-related crashes in 2004, 14,409 (86%) were killed in crashes where at least one driver or non occupant had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher. Of the 14,409 people killed in such crashes, 69 percent were drivers or non occupants with BAC levels at or above .08 g/dL. The remaining 31 percent were drivers or non occupants with either no BAC or BAC below .08 g/dL, or were passengers.
Occupant Protection
In 2004, NHTSA conducted the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS). The overall observed shoulder belt use rate was 80 percent in 2004, compared to 79 percent observed in 2003, 75 percent in 2002, 73 percent in 2001, 71 percent in 2000, and 67 percent in 1999. In 1994, the overall observed shoulder belt use rate was 58 percent.
Table 1 shows safety belt use rates in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The results were obtained by observing traffic on roads at selected observation sites. Where rates are missing from the table, States did not submit rates to NHTSA. For more information on State safety belt use rates, see D. Glassbrenner, Safety Belt Use in 2004 – Use Rates in the States and Territories, NHTSA Technical Report, DOT HS 809 713 (March 2004).
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Speeding
NHTSA considers a crash to be speeding-related if the driver was charged with a speeding-related offense or if an officer indicated that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor in the crash.
Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by NHTSA to be $40.4 billion per year. In 2004, speeding was a contributing factor in 30 percent of all fatal crashes, and 13,192 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes.
Motor vehicle crashes cost society an estimated $7,300 per second. The total economic cost of crashes was estimated at $230.6 billion in 2000. In 2000, the cost of speeding-related crashes was estimated to be $40.4 billion — $76,865 per minute or $1,281 per second.
Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around curves or objects in the roadway, extends the distance necessary to stop a vehicle, and increases the distance a vehicle travels while the driver reacts to a dangerous situation.
Children
In 2004, there were nearly 61 million children age 14 and younger in the United States. This age group made up 21 percent of the total U.S. resident population in 2004.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every age from 3 to 14 years old (based on 2002 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics).
In 2004, there were a total of 42,636 traffic fatalities in the United States. The 14 and under age group accounted for 5 percent (2,157) of those traffic fatalities. This age group accounted for 4 percent (1,638) of all vehicle occupant fatalities, 9 percent (246,000) of all the people injured in motor vehicle crashes, and 8 percent (214,000) of all the vehicle occupants injured in crashes.
Every day in the United States, an average of 6 children age 14 and younger were killed and 673 were injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2004. In the 14 and under age group, males accounted for 56 percent of the fatalities
and 47 percent of those injured in motor vehicle crashes during 2004.
Crash Data Retrieval User's Conference 2006
The Crash Data Retrieval User's Conference is scheduled for February 13-14, 2006 in Dallas, Texas.
During this 2-day conference, experts from around the world will be presenting technical papers on Crash Data Retrieval. Topics to be covered will include, legal aspects, legislation, user applications and future developments. This conference is sponsored by the CDR User's Group, Vetronix Corporation, the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstructionists (NAPARS), the Accident Reconstruction Network (ARC) and Collision Safety Institute (CSI).
The papers presented at this conference will be
published in the Accident Reconstruction Journal.We are now accepting registrations. Please be aware that due to the Hotel facilities at the Embassy Suite, space is limited for this conference. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all seats are filled.
Registration Information - click here
Young Drivers
There were 196.2 million licensed drivers in the United States in 2003 (2004 data not available). Young drivers, between the ages of 15 and 20, accounted for 6.3 percent (12.4 million) of the total, a 7.2 percent increase from the 11.6 million young drivers in 1993.
In 2004, 7,898 15- to 20-year-old drivers were involved in fatal crashes — a 1-percent decrease from 7,968 involved in 1994. Driver fatalities for this age group increased by 5 percent between 1994 and 2004. For young males, driver fatalities rose by 1 percent, compared with a 15-percent increase for young females (Table 1).
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15- to 20-yearolds (based on 2002 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics). In 2004, 3,620 drivers age 15 to 20 were killed, and an additional 303,000 injured, in motor vehicle crashes.
Accident
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David Thornburg - Thorn Consulting Services
T1-83/TI-84/TI-89 Calculators - Great for your Accident Reconstruction Equations!
Do you have a Texas Instruments 83+, 84+, or 89 Titanium calculator? Over 60 calculations and equations performed; similar to the Excel Calculator, but with the portability you can take to a crash scene or have in the courtroom. Fifty ($50) dollars for just the programs if you currently own a TI-83/84/89 Calculator and have the TI-Graph Link Cable to connect it to your computer. The programs are typically emailed, but can be sent to you via mail on a 3.5" floppy or CD. If you currently do not own one of these calculators, I can send a brand new one to you that's already been programmed, including the TI-Graph Link Cable and instructional manual, and includes all tax, shipping, insurance charges, all for one price listed above.
The differences between the three TI calculators are the operating speed, available memory, and amount of preloaded TI applications. In addition, the TI-84+ and TI-89 Titanium have built in USB ports with cable compared to the TI-83+. The Accident Equation Programs also work on the Voyage 200 TI calculator. Please call or email TCS direct to order the programs for the 200. If you have an equation(s) that you need specific to your work or business, call TCS and I can program your calculator to fit your needs.
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Large Trucks
In 2004, 416,000 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,862 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 5,190 people died (12% of all the traffic fatalities reported in 2004) and an additional 116,000 were injured in those crashes.
In 2003, large trucks accounted for 3 percent of all registered vehicles and 7 percent of total vehicle miles traveled (2004 registered vehicle and vehicle miles traveled data not available). In 2004, large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes and 4 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes.
One out of eight traffic fatalities in 2004 resulted from a collision involving a large truck.
Shoulder belts are excellent safety devices, but they are not a panacea.
Numerous steps towards enhanced automobile safety have taken place from the time the car became a commonplace item in the American home.
The original cars had very marginal mechanical brakes; they were changed to much improved hydraulics systems. The hydraulic brakes, when they were introduced, had one master [brake fluid] master cylinder, which when failed caused the loss of all braking capability. The single master cylinder was replaced with a dual master cylinder that to large extent took care of that problem. The dual master cylinder was followed by disk brakes (less fading by virtue of improved heat dissipation) that were then followed by the addition of ABS brakes capability.
Seatbelts were one of the most significant safety devices that was borrowed from automobile racing (as were the disk brakes.) The seat, or initially “lap” belts, proved to be an improvement over cars without such a system, but they also caused new problems. Seatbelts, in harsh frontal crashes, caused lower back injuries. The seatbelts also caused upper body problems as occupants in a frontal crash, or rapid stopping, would bend forward and hit objects in front of them. The shoulder belts were a significant improvement over seatbelts; they protect the whole torso, not just its bottom part. Later airbags were designed to enhance safety and in combination with shoulder belts to also overcome the shortcomings of the original seatbelts.
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ARC-CSI Crash Conference 2006
Date: June 5-8, 2006
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Hotel: Palace Station Hotel and Casino
Crash Testing: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
ACTAR: 21 CEUs Pending
ATTENDEE: Registration Form
EXHIBITOR: Registration FormThe fifth ARC-CSI Conference, run for the fourth year in Las Vegas and including activities at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is designed to be topical, timely and a lasting learning experience for all involved. The topics for the 2006 conference are yet to be determined.
If you have any suggestions of what topics you would like to see presented, please email them to info@crashconferences.com
As has been the case with ARC-CSI conferences in the past, a half day of live crash testing will kick off the conference on the first day and crash data compiled during that week's testing on CD will distributed coupled with a data review will close out the conference.
Witness live crash testing first hand, attend presentations by recognized leaders in their field, leave Las Vegas with crash data in hand including the photos and video of the testing, copies of presentations for later review and related documents and reference material. It's hard to find a better opportunity for training anywhere.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The ARC Network is now accepting attendee registrations for this years ARC-CSI Crash Conference.
Registration Fee:
>> Early Registration (until April 30, 2006): $599
>> Late Registration (After April 30, 2006): $799HOTEL INFORMATION
This years ARC-CSI Crash Conference will be held at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino. The ARC Network has arranged a special room for attendees of this conference. For complete hotel information and to book your room, click here.EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
Each year the ARC Network offers an Exhibitor room for companies to display their products and/or services to the attendees of the ARC-CSI Crash Conference. If you would like to be a Exhibitor at this years ARC-CSI Crash Conference, click here.SPONSORSHIP
The ARC-CSI also offers additional recognition if you would like to be a SPONSOR of the ARC-CSI Crash Conference.
Please contact Scott Baker of the ARC Network for more information. Toll Free: (866) 223-4984
Pedalcylists
The first automobile crash in the United States occurred in New York City in 1896, when a motor vehicle collided with a pedalcycle rider (Famous First Facts, by Joseph Kane).
More than 49,000 pedalcyclists have died in traffic crashes in the United States since 1932 — the first year in which estimates of pedalcyclist fatalities were recorded. The 350 pedalcyclists killed in 1932 accounted for 1.3 percent of the 27,979 persons who died in traffic crashes that year. In 2004, 725 pedalcyclists were killed and an additional 41,000 were injured in traffic crashes. Pedalcyclist deaths accounted for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities, and pedalcyclists made up 1 percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year.
The number of pedalcyclist fatalities in 2004 was 10 percent lower than the 802 fatalities reported in 1994. The highest number of pedalcyclist fatalities ever recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) was 1,003 in 1975.
Pedalcyclists accounted for 13 percent of all non motorist traffic fatalities in 2004. Pedestrians accounted for 84 percent, and the remaining 2 percent were skateboard riders, roller skaters, etc.
Pedestrians
In 2004, 4,641 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States — a decrease of 15 percent from the 5,489 pedestrians killed in 1994. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 113 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 8 minutes.
There were 68,000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes in 2004. Most pedestrian fatalities in 2004 occurred in urban areas (72%), at non intersection locations (79%), in normal weather conditions (89%), and at night (66%).
More than two-thirds (69%) of the pedestrians killed in 2004 were males. In 2004, the male pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population was 2.22 — more than double the rate for females (0.95 per 100,000 population). In 2004, the male pedestrian injury rate per 100,000 population was 27, compared with 19 for females (see Table 5).
In 2004, nearly one-fifth (19%) of all children between the ages of 5 and 9 who were killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians. Children age 15 and younger accounted for 8 percent of the pedestrian fatalities in 2004 and
7 percent of all pedestrians injured in traffic crashes.
Older Population Traffic Safety Facts 2004
There are over 26 million people age 70 and older in the United States. In 2004, this age group made up 9.0 percent of the total U.S. resident population, compared with 8.9 percent in 1994. From 1994 to 2004, the growth rate for this older segment of the population was 4 percent higher than the growth rate of the total population.
There were 19.8 million older licensed drivers in 2003 (2004 data not available) — a 27-percent increase from the number in 1993. In contrast, the total number of licensed drivers increased by only 13 percent from 1993 to 2003. Older drivers made up 10 percent of all licensed drivers in 2003, compared with 9 percent in 1993.
In 2004, 141,000 older individuals were injured in traffic crashes, accounting for 5 percent of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year. These older individuals made up 12 percent of all traffic fatalities, 11 percent of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 16 percent of all pedestrian fatalities.
Most traffic fatalities involving older drivers in 2004 occurred during the daytime (81%), on weekdays (72%), and involved another vehicle (74%).
Motorcycle Traffic Safety Facts 2004
In 2004, 2,105 (51%) of all motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with another motor vehicle in transport. In two-vehicle crashes, 78 percent of the motorcycles involved were impacted in the front. Only 6 percent were struck in the rear.
Motorcycles are more likely than other vehicles to be involved in a fatal collision with a fixed object. In 2004, 26 percent of the motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with fixed objects, compared to 18 percent for passenger cars, 12 percent for light trucks, and 4 percent for large trucks.
Motorcycles are also more likely than other vehicles to be involved in an injury collision with a fixed object. In 2004, 11 percent of the reported injury crashes involving motorcycles were fixed object crashes, compared to 9 percent for passenger cars, 7 percent for light trucks, and 4 percent for large trucks.
In 2004, there were 1,803 two-vehicle fatal crashes involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. In 39 percent (711) of these crashes the other vehicle was turning left while the motorcycle was going straight, passing, or overtaking the vehicle. Both vehicles were going straight in 465 crashes (26%).
School Transportation-Related Crashes
A school transportation-related crash is a crash which involves, either directly or indirectly, a school-bus-body vehicle or a non-school bus functioning as a school bus, transporting children to or from school or school-related activities.
Since 1994 there have been about 413,169 fatal traffic crashes. Of those, 0.32 percent (1,341) were classified as school transportation-related.
Since 1994, 1,479 people have died in school transportation-related crashes — an average of 134 fatalities per year. Most of the people who lost their lives in those crashes (70%) were occupants of other vehicles involved. Non occupants (pedestrians, pedalcyclists, etc.) accounted for 22 percent of the deaths, and occupants of school transportation vehicles accounted for 8 percent.
Since 1994, 182 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19 years old) have died in school transportation-related crashes. Nearly two-thirds (64%) were killed by school buses, 5 percent by vehicles functioning as school buses, and 31 percent by other vehicles involved in the crashes. Nearly one-half (49%) of all school-age pedestrians killed in school transportation-related crashes were between the ages of 5 and 7.
State Alcohol Estimates
The following data provides estimates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes for the United States and individually for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (not included in the National totals). These estimates are based on data from NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Unfortunately, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test results are not available for all drivers and non occupants involved in fatal crashes. Missing data can result for a number of reasons, the most common being that people are not always tested for alcohol.
To address the missing data issue, NHTSA has developed and employs a statistical model to estimate the likelihood that a fatal crash-involved driver or non occupant was sober, had some alcohol, or was intoxicated at the time of the crash. The statistical model is based on important characteristics of the crash including crash factors (time of day, day of week, type of crash, location), vehicle factors (vehicle type and role in the crash), and person factors (age, sex, restraint use, previous driving violations), and whether or not the state had a 21-year-old minimum drinking- age law.
Free CSI Crash Data Retrieval Certification Course
The ARC Network, in conjunction with Vetronix Corporation and Collision Safety Institute, is now offering to pay your tuition to a CSI Crash Data Retrieval Certification Course (up to $300) or a $200 cash rebate when you purchase a Vetronix CDR System through the ARC Network. You may also qualify for a free one-year membership to the ARC Network - Click here for details.
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ARC Network New Members
Please welcome the newest members of the ARC Network.
| Name | Company/Department | State |
| Timothy Behrens | EFI Global, Inc. | AZ |
| Maria Pena | Oxnard Police Department | CA |
| Steve Gatterman | Whatcom County Sheriff | WA |
| T. Keller | Atlanta Police Department | GA |
| Tom Bischetsrieder | Brea
Police Department |
CA |
Events, Conferences & Seminars
The ARC Network host a comprehensive calendar of events relating to the accident reconstruction and traffic accident investigation industry. New events are always being added. Some of the events that have just been added:
- CDR Users Conference - February 2006
- ARC-CSI Crash Conference - June 2006
Accident Reconstruction News Articles
The ARC Network continually posts news articles relating to accident reconstruction, traffic accident investigation and automotive safety. The newest articles are always posted on the ARC Network's homepage and all the archived articles are posted in the AR News Section.
Following are the news articles posted in October 2005:
October 27, 2005:
Continental Sees Increased Electronic Stability Control Installation Rates for Model Year 2006 VehiclesOctober 20, 2005:
Flexpoint Completes Comprehensive Testing of the Pedestrian Impact SystemOctober 19, 2005:
Auto Crashes Hit Close to Home for Parents and Their ChildrenOctober 13, 2005:
2006 Ford Freestyle Earns IIHS 'Best Pick' Rating for Frontal Crash Test PerformanceOctober 13, 2005:
Toyota says Prius cars may have stalling problemOctober 13, 2005:
AAA and Fire Protection Experts Issue Advisory to Help Prevent Quarter Million Vehicle FiresOctober 7, 2005:
Chrysler, GM, Hyundai, Kia announce recalls in USOctober 7, 2005:
Deer Collisions Hit Close to Home Crashes at their Peak in October, NovemberOctober 3, 2005:
Jury Awards $30.4M in Lawsuit Against Ford
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