| Title | Traffic Safety Facts 2000: Alcohol |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 11772 |
| Source | 7p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20010000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines a fatal traffic crash as being alcohol-related if either a driver or a nonoccupant (e.g., pedestrian) had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.01 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or greater in a police-reported traffic crash. Persons with a BAC of 0.10 g/dl or greater involved in fatal crashes are considered to be intoxicated. NHTSA estimates that alcohol was involved in 40 percent of fatal crashes and in 8 percent of all crashes in 2000. The 16,653 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes during 2000 represent an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 32 minutes. An estimated 310,000 persons were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present - an average of one person injured approximately every 2 minutes. This fact sheet presents summary data on alcohol involvement in fatal crashes in 2000, compared with 1990 data, as well as fatalities broken down by state and BAC levels for 2000. 6 Tables, 3 figures. . |
| Rosap ID | dot:4846 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4846 |
| TRT Terms | Drunk drivers; Fatalities; Human factors in crashes; Blood alcohol levels; Statistics; Data tables |
| General Subjects | Alcohol-related fatalities; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC); Drunk drivers by age groups |
| Classification | NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Pedestrians; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
824610 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 809 323 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11700/11772/2000alcfacts.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11700/11735/2000alcfacts.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |