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RTSSC Research Reports
View AllOccupant protection is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to protect yourself when riding in a motor vehicle. Yet many North Dakota youth, especially rural youth, fail to wear their seat belts, even with a primary seat belt law for children under the age of 18 in the state of North Dakota.... Seating children in the rear of vehicles has been shown to decrease the odds of being fatally injured in a motor vehicle crash by 36% to 40%. Although rear seating is safer, rates of children being front-seated remain high, especially for older children. Few states have enacted legislation regarding... Texting While Driving (Oct 2010, Issue Brief) Distracted driving has become a prominent traffic safety issue recently, with a significant emphasis on texting while driving (TWD). Although distracted driving encompasses many behaviors, it is text messaging behind the wheel that is generating great concern as cell phone use proliferates and TWD becomes... Teens are at high risk for crashes relative to other drivers. While some initial progress has been made in reducing teen crash deaths, North Dakota remains among the worst states in terms of teen crash incidence. Research here looks at a survey of ND teens safety performance with special attention to... The United States lags behind many other industrialized nations in its ability to ensure safety on public roadways as illustrated in Figure 1. While progress has been made in reducing traffic deaths, the continued epidemic of preventable deaths and injuries related to factors such as impaired driving... North Dakota teens have relatively high risk for crash injury and death. Analysis of a survey completed by 2,284 teens in the state shows age, driving exposure, driving experience, and demographics are interrelated factors in safety outcomes. The oldest teens are least likely to be consistent seat belt... Because local roads are a critical focus of traffic safety in North Dakota, a practical, proactive, and costeffective approach is necessary. TSEs are a valuable tool to improve safety of roadway facilities because of
their time, money, and resource efficiency. Each year, more than 16,000 motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) occur
on North Dakota roadways, resulting in more than 2,900 injuries and 107 fatalities. These crashes are detrimental to the mobility and livelihood of residents, businesses, and tourists; and have an enormous impact on the economy. Economic... As stated in the preceding brief, motor vehicle crashes (MVC) in North Dakota have an immense impact on our economy. Annual costs, both medical and non-medical (property damage, wage and productivity loss, etc.), reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Research was performed to calculate these... Older drivers represent a growing segment of North Dakota's driver population. North Dakota currently has the highest proportion of 85-years-and-older residents, and by 2030, one in five residents will be 70 years or older. Older adults have received local and national attention as a high risk group... |
