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AN OVERVIEW OF RURAL SPEED CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA 1994-1999

An analysis of speed-related crashes in rural areas of North Carolina resulted in these key findings: 44% of speed-related crashes took place on secondary roads, where roadway design standards are lower than for other types of roadways. Speed-related crashes were overrepresented on curved sections of roadway. Two of the most frequent speed-related crash types were ran-off-road (48%) and rear-end (40%), together accounting for nearly 90% of the total. Compared to all rural crashes, speed-related crashes resulted in higher percentages of Type A (incapacitating injuries that will prevent normal activities for more than 24 hours), Type B (non-incapacitating injuries that will not prevent daily activities for more than 24 hours), and Type C (complaint of pain or momentary unconsciousness) injuries. Young male drivers, ages 16-25 years old, were more often charged with a speed-related violation in these crashes than any other male or female age group. Young females were also overrepresented as speeding drivers, but to a lesser extent. For crashes occurring on rural secondary roads, 36% of the speeding drivers were young males. Whereas 5% of all drivers in crashes were classified as having been drinking, this increased to 10% for speeding drivers.

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  • Corporate Authors:

    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    Highway Safety Research Center
    Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
  • Authors:
    • Hunter, W W
    • Stewart, J R
    • Van Heusen-Causey, S
  • Publication Date: 2000-10

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Photos;
  • Pagination: 13 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00808855
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: NTL, TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 5 2001 12:00AM