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  • NCSA Crash*Stat “Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for The First Half (January–June) of 2011” (DOT HS 811 528), A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2011 shows that an estimated 15,060 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This represents a decline of about 0.9 percent as compared to the estimated 15,196 fatalities that occurred in the first half of 2010.
  • NCSA Research Note “Analysis of the Proximity of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Locations to the Availability of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Response” (DOT HS 811 542), Emergency medical service (EMS) response combined with the increasing availability and usage of advanced automatic collision notification (AACN) systems in motor vehicles are important components in the effort to reduce fatalities and serious injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes. This research note examines fatal motor vehicle crash locations in relation to the coverage area of helicopter-based EMS and is a first step towards a better understanding of the contributions of EMS and AACN to reducing the injury severity outcome of motor vehicle crashes.
  • NCSA Report "Occupant Restraint Use in 2010 – Results from NOPUS Controlled Intersection Study" (DOT HS 811 527), This report presents results from the 2010 National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Controlled Intersection Study. NOPUS is the only nationwide probability-based occupant restraint use survey. This survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2010 NOPUS found that seat belt use in rear seats increased significantly from 70 percent in 2009 to 74 percent in 2010. (posting date 1/4/2012)
  • Research Note "State Motor Vehicle Fatalities, 2010" (DOT HS 811 554), In 2010, alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities declined by 4.9 percent. This percentage decrease was greater than the percentage decrease in overall motor vehicle crash fatalities from 2009 to 2010. The 10,228 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2010 accounted for 31 percent of overall fatalities, down slightly from the 32 percent in 2009 (10,759 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2009).
  • NCSA Research Note: Seat Belt Use in 2011 - Overall Results, (DOT HS 811 544), Seat belt use in 2011 was estimated at 84 percent, statistically unchanged from 85 percent in 2010. This result is from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which is the only survey that provides nationwide probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. (Released 12/12/2011)
  • Analysis of Alcohol-Impaired Young Drivers in Fatal Crashes (DOT-HS-811-525), This report examines the relationship between the blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of young drivers 16 to 20 years old and a comparison group (drivers 21 to 34) involved in fatal crashes and the following factors: restraint use, previous driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction, driver license status, number of vehicles involved in the crash, speed limit, vehicle type, number of vehicle occupants, driver gender, time of day, day of week, holiday period, season, rural/urban status, and region of the country.
  • Estimating Lives Saved Annually by Electronic Stability Control (DOT-HS-811-545), In 2009, electronic stability control (ESC) saved an esti¬mated 373 lives among passenger car (PC) occupants, and 311 lives among light truck and van (LTV) occu¬pants, for a total of 684 lives saved among passenger vehicle occupants. It is important to note that as the overall pas¬senger vehicle fleet becomes more equipped with ESC, then the lives-saved estimate will continue to rise.
  • 2010 Research Note "Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview" (DOT HS 811 552), In 2010, 32,885 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States — the lowest number of fatalities since 1949 (30,246 fatalities in 1949). This was a 2.9-percent decline in the number of people killed, from 33,883 in 2009, according to NHTSA’s 2010 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
  • 2010 "FARS/GES Standardization Information" (DOT HS 811 564), This document is to inform users of NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System (NASS GES) data about some of the more significant changes to the 2010 data as a result of the standardization of the data elements between the two systems.
  • 2010 Research Note "Driver Electronic Device Use in 2010" (DOT HS 811 517), The National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which provides the only nationwide probability-based observed data on driver elec¬tronic device use in the United States provides data that the percentage of drivers who were text-messaging or vis¬ibly manipulating hand-held devices increased significantly from 0.6 percent in 2009 to 0.9 percent in 2010, while the driver hand-held cell phone use stood at 5 percent in 2010.
  • Evaluation of the 1999-2003 Head Impact Upgrade of FMVSS No. 201 Upper-Interior Components (DOT-HS-811-538), Energy-absorbing materials that meet the head-impact upgrade of FMVSS No. 201 reduce AIS 4-to-6 head injuries due to contact with upper-interior components by an estimated 24 percent. When all vehicles on the road meet FMVSS No. 201, it will save an estimated 1,087 to 1,329 lives per year. It is a very cost-effective regulation, costing less than $1 million per life saved.
  • 2009 Traffic Safety Facts FARS/GES Annual Report (DOT-HS-811-402), The 2009 Traffic Safety Facts FARS/GES annual report “Final Edition” replaces the previously released “Early Edition.” The final edition has been updated to include exposure data (i.e., vehicle miles traveled, registered vehicles, licensed drivers) and other data points which were not yet available when the “early edition” was released.
  • 2009 Traffic Safety Facts Data Summary Booklet (DOT-HS-811-401), NCSA’s “Data Summary Booklet” provides a pocket sized excerpt of the Traffic Safety Facts FARS/GES Annual Report. The tables included in the booklet are a summary of the most asked for data available from FARS and GES.
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