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1 KANSAS STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN 214 Annual Dashboard Report Preliminary Statewide Fatality Analysis The accident data herein, as of February 19, 215, reflect the reporting officer s observations and opinions recorded on the Kansas Motor Vehicle Accident Report.

2 Table of Contents Statewide Fatality Data Dashboard Highlights Roadway Attributes Local Roadways State Highways Urban Rural Intersections Horizontal Curves Driver Attributes Seatbelt Usage Impaired Drivers Teen Drivers Older Drivers Crash Types Roadway Departure Pedestrians Vehicle Attributes Motorcycles and Mopeds Large Commercial Vehicles Other Fatality Data Fatality Data February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

3 Statewide Fatality Data Kansas 214* Annual Fatalities Annual Fatalities % Annual Fatalities Five Year Annual Fatalities *214 is preliminary February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

4 Dashboard Highlights Statewide 54% of 214 fatalities were unbelted, down 9% from the five year average of 59% 214 had the same number of unbelted fatalities as 213 (15), even though 214 had 34 more total fatalities. This was a 12% decline in unbelted fatalities from the five year average of 171. Fatalities involving a large commercial vehicle declined 27% in 214 to 49 from the five year average of 67 Pedestrian fatalities were up 17% in 214 to 31 from the five year average of 27 Fatalities involving a teen driver were down 14% in 214 to 47 from the five year average of 55 2 fatalities involving older drivers increased 85% to 2 compared to the five year average of 11, which accounted for 51% of 2 total 214 fatalities (39) Unbelted fatalities fell 35% in 3 to 43% (9 of 21) from the five year average of 66% Motorcycle/Moped fatalities accounted for 21% of 1 overall fatalities and increased 42% to 25 from the five year average of 18 Large commercial vehicle fatalities in 6 were down 84% to 2 from the five year average of 12 1 fatalities on horizontal curves rose 4% to 34 from the five year average of 24 5 fatalities on state highways fell 14% to 43 from the five year average of 5 February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

5 Annual Fatalities by Category Rural Road Departure State Highway Local Roadway Unbelted Impaired * Urban Intersection Older Drivers Horizontal Curves Commercial Teen Drivers Motorcycle/Moped Pedestrians Five Year Fatalities *214 Impaired driving numbers still pending February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

6 Local Roadways Local Fatalities Fatality % State Highway System State Fatalities Fatality % Fatalities Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (213) State 53% Local 47% State 57% Local 43% Five Year State Highways Local Roadways February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

7 Urban Roadways Urban Fatalities Fatality % *Urban = city over 5, with UAB Rural Fatalities Rural Roadways Fatality % Fatalities Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (213) Rural 69% Urban 31% Rural 48% Urban 52% Five Year Urban Rural February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

8 Intersections Intersection Fatalities Fatality % *Includes accident locations intersection and intersection-related Five Year Intersection Fatalities Fatalities Involving Curves Horizontal Curves Fatality % *Includes the following On Road Character: curved and level, curved on grade/slope, and curved on hillcrest Five Year Fatalities Involving Horizontal Curve February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

9 Occupant Protection % Unbelted Fatalities % Unbelted Percent Difference 54% 59% -9% *Excludes Unknown Usage, ATV, Motorcycle, RV, Farm Equipment, and Pedestrian % 62% % % 6% % 59% Five Year 128 Unbelted Fatalities Belted Fatalities Percent Unbelted % 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % Impaired Driver Fatalities Involving Impairment Fatality 127* %* *Note: This does not include the 214 fatalities that are still awaiting or have pending toxicology results Five Year Fatalities Involving Impaired Driver February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

10 Teen Drivers (Age 14-19) Fatalities Involving Teen Driver Fatality % Five Year Fatalities Involving Teen Driver Older Drivers (Age 65+) Fatalities Involving Older Driver Fatality % Five Year Fatalities Involving Older Driver (65+) February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

11 Roadway Departure Roadway Departure Fatalities Fatality % * This includes the following crash types: head-on crash with another vehicle, side-swipe crash with opposing vehicle, side-swipe crash with vehicle in the same direction, overturned, and fixed object. Crash locations include non-intersection, interchange area, shoulder, roadside, and median Five Year Roadway Departure Fatalities Pedestrians Pedestrian Fatalities Fatality % *This includes all people who were not occupants of a motor vehicle at the time of the crash Five Year Pedestrian Fatalities February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

12 Motorcycles and Mopeds Fatalities Involving Motorcycle/Moped Fatality % Five Year Fatalities Involving Motorcycle/Moped Large Commercial Vehicles Fatalities Large Comm. Vehicles Fatality % *Large commercial vehicles include vehicle body types: single large truck, truck and trailer(s), and tractortrailer(s) Five Year Fatalities Involving Large Commerical Vehicle February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

13 Additional Fatality Data Of the 384 reported fatalities in 214: 154 (4%) fatalities occurred at night (dark light condition) 123 (32%) fatalities involved a vehicle rollover/overturning 118 (31%) fatalities involved a collision with a fixed object 11 (26%) fatalities reported distracted driving 9 (23%) fatalities involved speeding or driving too fast for conditions 47 (12%) fatalities occurred during adverse weather conditions 29 (8%) fatalities occurred at an interchange or on an interchange ramp 16 (4%) fatalities involved a driver seriously fatigued or a driver who fell asleep 12 (3%) fatalities involved a driver who fell ill or had a medical condition 9 (2%) fatalities occurred on the shoulder of the roadway 7 (2%) fatality occurred in a construction or maintenance zone 3 (1%) fatalities involved a collision with an animal 3 (1%) fatalities occurred in the median of the roadway 1 (<1%) fatality involved a collision with a train February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

14 214 Annual Kansas Data Region Population * 21 Census Data: % of Total Kansas Population 214 % of Total State Fatalities** 1 North East 1,34,164 46% 3% 2 North Central 214,41 8% 1% 3 North West 96,833 3% 7% 4 South East 273,967 1% 16% 5 South Central 812,247 28% 26% 6 South West 151,56 5% 11% Annual From Fatalities Five Year % % % % % % Fatality Rate (per 1, persons) Annual Fatality Rate (per 1, persons) **Out of the 384 reported fatalities (roundest to the nearest whole percent) February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

15 Local Roadways Fatalities From Five Year % 52 3% % 17-13% % 12-34% % 22 11% % 63-8% % 19 8% Statewide % 185-3% State Highways Fatalities From Five Year % 63 % % 23 3% % 17 8% % 33 1% % 5-14% % 21-1% Statewide % 27-1% Urban Fatalities From Five Year % 58-1% % 4 58% % 2-44% % 4-25% % 44 6% % 6 7% Statewide % 117 2% Rural Fatalities From Five Year % 57 4% % 37-1% % 27-7% % 5 13% % 69-21% % 34 2% Statewide % 274-4% February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

16 Qualifying Fatalities 214 Fatalities Unbelted % Unbelted *Excludes Unknown Usage, ATV, Motorcycle, Bus, Moped, RV, Farm Equipment, and Pedestrian From Five Year % 59% -8% % 59% -1% % 66% -35% % 57% -11% % 54% -1% % 72% -4% Statewide % 59% -9% Fatalities Roadway Departure From Five Year % 69 1% % 26-9% % 22-31% % 34 12% % 6-17% % 25 8% Statewide % 237-5% Fatalities Intersections From Five Year % 25-1% % 8 34% % 2 25% % 12 12% % 31-3% % 9-33% Statewide % 87 1% * Impaired (*214 subject to change) Fatalities From Five Year % 44 3% % 13-29% % 13-45% % 21-18% % 4-14% % 14 4% Statewide % % February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

17 Teen Drivers Fatalities From Five Year % 18 8% % 7-29% % 4-9% % 6 7% % 14-2% % 6-69% Statewide % 55-14% Older Drivers Fatalities From Five Year % 25-17% % 11 85% % 5 4% % 12-2% % 26-14% % 7-14% Statewide % 86 % Fatalities Large Commercial Vehicles From Five Year % 11-17% % 5 48% % 6 9% % 11-9% % 21-39% % 12-84% Statewide % 67-27% Fatalities Motorcycles/Mopeds From Five Year % 18 42% % 4-44% % 2-58% % 4 32% % 15-32% % 2 127% Statewide % 44 9% February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

18 Fatalities Horizontal Curves From Five Year % 24 4% % 8-36% % 7-26% % 9 48% % 13-3% % 7-32% Statewide % 68 1% Pedestrians Fatalities From Five Year % 1 12% % 2 % % 1 67% % 2 11% % 9 11% % 3 43% Statewide % 27 17% February Strategic Highway Safety Plan

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