TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS, 1979. AN ILLUSTRATED ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENT RECORDS (FLORIDA)

Comprehensive statistics on 1979 Florida traffic accidents are presented in tables, graphs, and charts. Historical trends are shown and a Florida map indicates fatality rate changes from 1978 to 1979 for each county. In 1979, there were 343,542 traffic accidents involving 625,197 drivers, with 2635 fatalities. Pedestrians accounted for 3 percent of persons injured and 25 percent of fatalities. The 1979 mileage death rate of 3.5 deaths/100 million vehicle mi. is the highest since 1974. Fatalities increased 14 percent from 1978 and accidents 5 percent. The ratio of injured to killed was 72 to 1. Although 88 percent of the involved motor vehicles were equipped with seat belts, only 11 percent had seat belts in use at the time of the accident, and only 4 percent of the 1498 persons killed were using them. More accidents occurred between 4:00 and 5:00 PM and on Fridays. More fatal accidents occurred between 7:00 and 8:00 PM and on Saturdays.

• Corporate Authors:

  E & FN Spon Limited

  11 New Fetter Lane
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Days; Fatalities; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Statistics; Time; Traffic crashes; Utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Time factor
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382071
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 480
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM