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Appendix B - Effectiveness Estimates for Twenty-Three Proven Countermeasures
Appendix B - Effectiveness Estimates for Twenty-Three Proven Countermeasures
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School-aged pedestrian fatalities represent 0.3% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 2 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 31 injuries per fatality, the example state is estimated to have 57 child pedestrian injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $3,750,385.
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0.86 Cyclist death-to-injury ratio 106.41 ESTIMATED SAVINGS FOR AN EXAMPLE STATE No. $ Fatalities $ Injuries $ Total Fatalities 0.86 $ 957,718 Bike helmet law for children Injuries 91 $ 2,761,716 $ 3,719,434 Reduction Loss reduced by: 15% Fatalities 0.73 $ 814,060 Injuries 77.6 $ 2,347,459 $ 3,161,519 Savings $ 557,915 Table B3.
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Extended Learner Permit: Reduction of 22-33% in 16-year-old crashes if minimum permit age 16 and 6-month minimum holding period (Agent, Steenbergen, Pigman et al., 1998; Ulmer, Ferguson, Williams et al., 2001; Mayhew, Simpson, Desmond et al., 2003) ; applicable population: 16-year-old drivers; permanent effects (low cost)
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Nighttime fatalities involving 16-year-old drivers represent 0.6% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 4 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 268 injuries per fatality, the example state is computed to have 954 injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $32,816,291.
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Fatalities involving alcohol-impaired drivers represent 35% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 213 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 47 injuries per fatality, the example state is computed to have 9,936 injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $537,848,587.
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Unbelted front seat occupants age 13 and over represent 31% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 185 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 156 injuries per fatality, the example state is computed to have 28,954 injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $1,082,328,300.
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Unbelted front seat occupants age 13 and over represent 31% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 185 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 156 injuries per fatality, the example state is computed to have 28,954 injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $1,082,328,300.
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185.35 Front seat occupants >13 death-to-injury ratio 156.21 ESTIMATED SAVINGS FOR AN EXAMPLE STATE No. $ Fatalities $ Injuries $ Total Fatalities 185.35 $206,819,992 Short, high-visibility belt law enforcement Injuries 28,954 $875,508,308 $1,082,328,300 Loss reduced by: 3% Fatalities 180.68 $201,608,129 Reduction Injuries 28,224.3 $853,445,498 $1,055,053,627 Savings $ 27,274,673 Table B13.
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39.19 Alcohol-related death-to-injury ratio 46.7 ESTIMATED SAVINGS FOR AN EXAMPLE STATE No. $ Fatalities $ Injuries $ Total Fatalities 39.19 $43,725,323 Community programs including age21 enforcement Injuries 1,830 $55,336,136 $99,061,459 Loss reduced by: 10% Fatalities 35.27 $39,352,791 Reduction Injuries 1,647.0 $49,802,522 $89,155,313 Savings $ 9,906,146 Table B16.
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The aggressive driving fatality-to-injury ratio will be used in all calculations. Aggressive-driving-related fatalities involving drivers with previous speed convictions represent 8% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 47 fatalities per state.
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The aggressive driving fatality-to-injury ratio will be used in all calculations. Aggressive-driving-related fatalities involving drivers with previous speed convictions represent 8% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 47 fatalities per state.
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Alcohol-related fatalities involving drivers with previous DWI represent 3% of all fatalities, resulting in an estimated 16 fatalities per state. As there are an estimated 47 injuries per fatality, the example state is computed to have 767 injuries per year, for a total estimated cost of $41,509,775.
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16.42 Alcohol related death-to-injury ratio 46.7 ESTIMATED SAVINGS FOR AN EXAMPLE STATE No. $ Fatalities $ Injuries $ Total Fatalities 16.42 $18,322,245 Alcohol interlock Injuries 767 $23,187,530 $41,509,775 Loss reduced by: 37% Fatalities 10.34 $11,543,014 Reduction Injuries 483.1 $14,608,144 $26,151,158 Savings $15,358,617 Table B22.
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