2005 Michigan Traffic Crash Facts

Scroll down for a complete listing of statewide information on traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries on Michigan roadways in calendar year 2005.

Index to Volume 1:

A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T V W

Table of Contents:

Preface

Quick Facts

Historical Information

- Circumstances common to all traffic units in a crash

Vehicle/Driver

- Characteristics specific to individual traffic units

Occupant/Person

- Specific information on each driver and injured person in a crash

References
Index

Preface

Quick Facts

2005 Quick Facts (pgs 3-4)
Reported Statewide Traffic Crashes by County in Michigan (pgs 5-6)
Michigan's Crash Watch 2005(pg 7)

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Historical Information

10 Year (1996-2005)

Vehicle Registrations (pg 11)
Vehicle Miles Traveled (pg 11)
Total Crashes (pg 11)
Motor Vehicle Deaths (pg 12)
Injuries in Motor Vehicle Crashes (pg 12)
Total Fatal Crashes (pg 12)
HBD Fatalities (pg 13)
HBD Injuries (pg 13)
HBD Fatal Crashes (pg 13)
Restraint Usage (pg 14)
Licensed Drivers (pg 14)
Mileage Death Rate (pg 14)
Total Crash Rate (pg 15)
Personal Injury Crash Rate (pg 15)
Property Damage Crash Rate (pg 15)
Male vs. Female Drivers in All Crashes (pgs 16-17)
Male vs. Female Drivers in Fatal Crashes (pgs 16-17)
Male vs. Female Drinking Drivers in All Crashes (pgs 16-17)
All Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 18-19)
Teen/Young Adult Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 18-19)
Elderly Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 18-19)
All Drinking Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 20-21)
Teen/Young Drinking Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 20-21)
Elderly Drinking Drivers in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 20-21)
Motor Vehicles in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 22-23)
Motorcycles in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 22-23)
Pedestrians in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 22-23)
Bicycles in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 24-25)
Snowmobiles on Roadway in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 24-25)
ORV/ATV's on Roadway in All and Fatal Crashes (pgs 24-25)
Vehicle-Train Crashes (pg 26)
Vehicle-Deer Crashes (pg 26)
Farm Equipment Crashes (pg 26)
Death & Injury per Crash Involved Occupant (pg 27)
Michigan, U.S. and Surrounding States - Mileage Death Rates (pg 29)
Michigan, U.S. and Surrounding States - Fatalities and VMT (pg 30)
Average Age of Drivers in Crashes (pg 31)

5 Year (2001-2005)

Age of Persons Killed, Total (pg 33)
Age of Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes (pg 34)
Age of Drivers Involved in Single Vehicle Fatal Crashes (pg 34)
Age of Bicyclists Killed (pg 35)
Age of Pedestrians Killed (pg 35)
Action of Pedestrians Killed (pg 35)
Selected Holiday Data (pg 36)
Motor Vehicle Deaths and Mileage by Month (pg 37)

1 Year (2004-2005)

Summary Trends (pgs 39-40)
More Michigan Crash Facts (pg 41)
2005 Cost of Crashes in Michigan (pg 41)
Map of Where Traffic Fatalities Occurred (pg 42)

Years (1954-2005)

Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths in Michigan by Month (pg 43)
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash and Related Data (pg 44)

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Special Focus

Red-Light-Running Crashes

Section Introduction (pg 47)
Speed Limit (pg 49)
Crash Type (pg 49)
Special Circumstances (pg 50)
Driver Conditions (pg 50)

Heavy Truck

Section Introduction (pg 51)
Action Prior to Crash - Driver Action (pg 53)
Most Harmful Event (pgs 54-55)
Crash Type (pg 56)
Hazardous Action (pg 56)
Relationship to Roadway (pg 57)
Time and Severity (pg 57)
Roadway Type (pg 57)
Day of Week (pg 58)
Driver Gender (pg 58)
Number of Occupants in (pg 58)
Vehicle Type (pg 59)
Hazardous Citation Issued (pg 60)

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Age

Person's Age & Their Injury Severity

Age 0-41: Drivers, Passengers, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians (pg 63)
Age 42-83: Drivers, Passengers, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians (pg 64)
Age 84 & Over: Drivers, Passengers, Bicyclists, and Pedestrians (pg 65)

Driver Age

16-24 Years

Action Prior to Crash - Driver Action (pg 67)
Most Harmful Event (pgs 68-69)
Crash Type (pg 70)
Relationship to Roadway (pg 70)
Roadway Type (pg 70)
Time and Severity (pg 71)
Hazardous Action (pg 71)
Day of Week (pg 72)
Driver Gender (pg 72)
Number of Occupants in Motor Vehicle (pg 72)
Vehicle Type (pg 73)

25-64 Years

Action Prior to Crash - Driver Action (pg 75)
Most Harmful Event (pgs 76-77)
Crash Type (pg 78)
Relationship to Roadway (pg 78)
Roadway Type (pg 78)
Time and Severity (pg 79)
Hazardous Action (pg 79)
Day of Week (pg 80)
Driver Gender (pg 80)
Number of Occupants in Motor Vehicle (pg 80)
Vehicle Type (pg 81)

65 & Over

Action Prior to Crash - Driver Action (pg 83)
Most Harmful Event (pgs 84-85)
Crash Type (pg 86)
Relationship to Roadway (pg 86)
Roadway Type (pg 86)
Time and Severity (pg 87)
Hazardous Action (pg 87)
Day of Week (pg 88)
Driver Gender (pg 88)
Number of Occupants in Motor Vehicle (pg 88)
Vehicle Type (pg 89)

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Alcohol/Drugs

Injury Experience for Persons Who Had Been Drinking and/or Using Drugs
(pg 93)
Drivers Drinking and/or Using Drugs & Injury Severity in Crash (pg 94)
All Crashes and HBD Crashes by Injury Severity (pg 95)
Death & Injury per Crash Involved Occupant (pg 96)
All Drivers and HBD Drivers Injury Severity - Ejected vs. Not Ejected (pg 97)
All Occupants and Occs of HBD Crashes Injury Severity - Ejected vs. Not Ejected (pg 98)
Injury Severity & Restraint Use for Crash Involved KABC Drivers (pg 99)
Injury Severity & Restraint Use for Crash Involved KABC Occupants (pg 100)
Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes (pgs 101-102)
Alcohol Involvement in Injury Crashes (pgs 103-104)
Reported Age of Drinking Drivers Involved in Crashes by County (pgs 105-106)
Male Drivers & Injury Severity in Crash (pg 107)
Male Drinking Drivers & Injury Severity in Crash (pg 108)
Female Drivers & Injury Severity in Crash (pg 109)
Female Drinking Drivers & Injury Severity in Crash (pg 110)
Fatal Crashes and Fatalities with Drinking Involvement by County (pgs 111-112)
Map of Traffic Fatalities with Drinking Involvement by County (pg 113)
Most Severe Outcome in HBD Crashes by County (pgs 114-115)
County Ranking by HBD Fatal Crash Rate per 1,000 Michigan Residents (pgs 116-117)
Map of County Ranking by HBD Fatal Crash Rate (pg 118)
Reported Statewide Alcohol Involved Traffic Crashes by County in Michigan (pgs 119-120)

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Deer

Map of Where Michigan Motor Vehicle-Deer Involved in Michigan (pg 123)
Light Condition and Time of Day in Motor Vehicle-Deer Crashes (pg 124)
Monthly and Seasonal Rates for Motor Vehicle-Deer Crashes (pg 125)
Reported Statewide Deer Crashes by County in Michigan (pgs 126-127)

Crash - Circumstances common to all traffic units in a crash

All Crashes Injury Severity by Month (pg 131)
Crash Experience by Roadway Type (pg 132)
Crash Type (pg 133)
Relationship to Roadway (pg 133)
Time and Severity (pg 134)
Day of Week (pg 135)
Road Condition (pg 136)
Weather Condition (pg 137)
Light Condition (pg 138)
Intersection Crashes by Traffic Control Type (pg 139)
Construction Zone Crashes (pg 140)

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Vehicle/Driver - Characteristics specific to individual traffic units

Vehicle Type Crash Involvement (pg 143)
Vehicle Types in Crashes by Crash Severity (pg 144)
Action Prior to Crash - Driver Action (pg 145)
Action Prior to Crash - Motorcyclist Action (pg 146)
Action Prior to Crash - Bicyclist Action (pg 147)
Action Prior to Crash - Pedestrian Action (pg 148)
Most Harmful Event (pgs 149-150)
Vehicle Defects in Crash Involvement (pg 151)
Driver Hazardous Action (pg 151)
Michigan Bicycle Crashes (pg 152)
Michigan Pedestrian Crashes (pg 153)
Michigan Snowmobile Crashes (pgs 154-155)
Michigan ORV/ATV Crashes (pg 156)
Snowmobile Driver Hazardous Action (pg 157)
ORV/ATV Driver Hazardous Action (pg 157)
Michigan Farm Equipment Crashes (pg 158)
Michigan Vehicle-Train Crashes (pg 158)
Motorcycle (pg 158)
Driver Gender Information - All Crashes (pg 159)
Person Age: Demographics and Crash Involvements (pg 160)
Crash Rate per Licensed Driver by Age of Driver in All Crashes (pg 161)
Reported Age of Drivers Involved in All Crashes by County (pgs 162-163)
Driver Age (pg 164)
Driver Condition (pg 165)
Driver Injury Severity by Restraint, Alcohol, and Drug Use (pg 165)
Registration Transactions (pgs 166-168)

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Occupant/Person - Specific information on each driver and injured person in a crash

Age & Gender of Occupants Killed & Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes (pg 171)
Reported Occupant Restraint Usage for All Drivers and Injured Passengers (pg 172)
Motor Vehicle Occs & Injury Severity by Seating Position and Known Belt Usage (pg 173)
Reported Restraint Use - Children (pgs 174-175)
Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Severity by Known Airbag Deployment (pg 175)
Age & Gender of Motorcyclists Killed & Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes (pg 176)
Motorcycle Helmet Use and Injury Severity (pg 177)
Occupant Injury Outcome by Vehicle Type (pg 178)

References

Index

Index

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