2005 vs. 2006 Intersection Fatality Comparison
Data & Statistics
| US 2006 * | US 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL FATALITIES | 42,642 | 43,510 | |||
| TOTAL INTERSECTION FATALITIES | 8,797 (21% of nationwide total) |
9,238 (21%) | |||
| URBAN | 5,184 (60% of intersection fatalities) |
5,463 (60%) | |||
| MV Occupants | 3,972 | (77%) | 4,183 | (77%) | |
| Pedestrians | 1,004 | (19%) | 1,055 | (19%) | |
| Bicyclists | 207 | (4%) | 215 | (4%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | (<1%) | 10 | (<1%) | |
| RURAL | 3,428 | (40%) | 3,715 | (40%) | |
| MV Occupants | 3,233 | (94%) | 3,528 | (95%) | |
| Pedestrians | 144 | (4%) | 134 | (4%) | |
| Bicyclists | 40 | (1%) | 53 | (1%) | |
| Other | 11 | (<1%) | 0 | (0%) | |
| (Unknown Urban or Rural) | (185) | (60) | |||
| FUNCTIONAL CLASS | |||||
| Arterials/Expressways | 5,449 | (62%) | 5,727 | (62%) | |
| Collectors | 1,494 | (17%) | 1,665 | (18%) | |
| Local Roads | 1,637 | (19%) | 1,747 | (19%) | |
| Unknown | 217 | (2%) | 99 | (1%) | |
| TYPE OF CONTROL | |||||
| Signalized Intersections | 2,718 | (31%) | 2,764 | (30%) | |
| STOP Controlled * | 3,358 | (38%) | 3,606 | (39%) | |
| Other/No Control/Unknown | 2,721 | (31%) | 2,868 | (31%) | |
| * Where any party to the crash was in a position to be controlled by the device or the stop sign had some relationship to the fatal crash | |||||
| ROADWAY TYPE | |||||
| Undivided (2-way) | 5,402 | (61%) | 5,775 | (63%) | |
| Divided (total) | 3,208 | (37%) | 3,195 | (35%) | |
| o Median Strip | 1,981 | 1,988 | |||
| o Traffic Barrier | 755 | 758 | |||
| o TWLTL | 472 | 449 | |||
| One-way | 95 | (1%) | 135 | (1%) | |
| Unknown/Other | 92 | (1%) | 133 | (1%) | |
| FIRST HARMFUL EVENT | |||||
| Hit MV in Transport (Multi-Vehicle) | 6,355 | (72%) | 6,617 | (72%) | |
| Hit Pedestrian | 1,068 | (12%) | 1,092 | (12%) | |
| Hit Fixed Object | 802 | (9%) | 916 | (10%) | |
| Hit Bicyclist | 250 | (3%) | 264 | (3%) | |
| Overturn | 192 | (2%) | 194 | (2%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 130 | (2%) | 155 | (1%) | |
| MOST FREQUENT MANNER OF COLLISION | |||||
| Right Angle (Front-to-Side) | 4,079 | (46%) | 4,319 | (47%) | |
| Single Vehicle | 2,413 | (28%) | 2,588 | (28%) | |
| Opposite Direction | 1,357 | (15%) | 1,423 | (15%) | |
| Rear End | 465 | (5%) | 480 | (5%) | |
| Sideswipe (same direction) | 262 | (3%) | 184 | (2%) | |
| Other | 221 | (3%) | 244 | (3%) | |
| TIME OF DAY | |||||
| Daylight | 5,097 | (58%) | 5,460 | (59%) | |
| Dark | 1,240 | (14%) | 1,358 | (15%) | |
| Dark but Lighted | 2,063 | (23%) | 1,985 | (21%) | |
| Dawn | 149 | (2%) | 148 | (2%) | |
| Dusk | 233 | (3%) | 264 | (3%) | |
| Unknown | 15 | (<1%) | 23 | (<1%) | |
| Highest Hour | 585 (6-7 PM) | (7%) | 666 (5-6 PM) | (7%) | |
| WEATHER | |||||
| Dry | 8,112 | (92%) | 8,416 | (91%) | |
| Rain | 544 | (6%) | 595 | (6%) | |
| Fog | 74 | (1%) | 81 | (1%) | |
| Snow | 26 | (<1%) | 62 | (1%) | |
| Sleet | 8 | (<1%) | 16 | (<1%) | |
| Other/Unknown | 33 | (<1%) | 68 | (1%) | |
| AGE (of fatally injured) | |||||
| 0-14 yrs old | 381 | (4%) | 472 | (5%) | |
| 15-20 | 996 | (11%) | 1,076 | (12%) | |
| 21-34 | 1,908 | (22%) | 1,915 | (21%) | |
| 35-49 | 1,734 | (20%) | 1,747 | (19%) | |
| 50-64 | 1,523 | (17%) | 1,542 | (17%) | |
| 65+ | 2,232 | (25%) | 2,455 | (26%) | |
| Unknown | 23 | (<1%) | 31 | (<1%) | |
