Group Members: Erin Coleman, Pamela Martinez & Christine Webb

Statistics:

1.Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury death in the United States

2.Motor vehicle-related injuries send more than 4 million people to hospital emergency departments every year

3. Motor vehicle crashes killed nearly 33,000 people in 2010 – (90 people/day)

Stats by Three Priority Areas to
decrease Motor Vehicle Accidents and
Injury

1. Seat belts and child passenger safety

Estimated 12,546 lives saved in 2010 by using seat belts

Use varies by state: in some states use exceeds 90%, in

others nearly 30% don’t buckle up

More than 3,341 additional lives would have been saved,

if everyone had buckled up before they left the driveway

Child safety seats:

Infant deaths reduced by 71 % (younger than 1 year

old)

Toddler deaths reduced by 54% (1-4 years old)

Among children under the age of 5, 285 lives were

saved by using a child safety seat in 2010

Laws that require seatbelts work!

Although as of 2012, there were still

Eighteen states that lacked enforcement laws.

2. Teen Driver Safety

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for

U.S.

teens.

More than 3,200 teens ages 15-19 were killed in vehicle

crashes in 2009

Crashes involving teens ages 15-19 cost $14 billion annually

Teen Driving: Teen to Teen (Video)

3. Alcohol Impaired Driving

In 2010, 10,228 people died in alcohol-impaired crashes, that was nearly one third of the all the driving related deaths that year

In 2010 if all drivers implicated in drunk driving accidents

had a blood alcohol content (BAC) level less than the illegal

threshold (0.08%), more than 7,000 lives would have been

saved

INTERVENTIONS

1. Reduce injuries and deaths in motor vehicle crashes by increasing seat belt use.

*Adult seat belt use is the most effective way to save lives and reduce injuries in crashes. For more information visit:

http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/seatbelts/index.html

2. Protect teen drivers with comprehensive Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) systems and parental monitoring.

*Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for

U.S.

teens.

For more information visit:

http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Teen_Drivers/index.html

3. Reduce alcohol-impaired driving with evidence-based prevention strategies, such as ignition interlock programs.

*Nearly one-third of crash deaths involve an alcohol impaired driver.

For more information visit: http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Impaired_Driving/index.html

4. Better protect motorcyclists by increasing helmet use.

*Helmets save motorcycle riders' lives.

For more information visit:

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MotorcycleSafety/

5. Know and abide by the laws for the state in which you reside.

*Colorado State driving safety laws can be found at the following:

http://www.dmv.org/co-colorado/safety-laws.php#Cell-Phones-and-Texting

CDC 2015 Target

Indicator	Baseline	2015 Target
Rate of motor-vehicle related fatalities	13.8 deaths per 100,000 population (2007)	9.5 deaths per 100,000 population (31% reduction)

The CDC’s 2015 Target for Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention aligns with Healthy People 2020’s general goal of Injury and Violence Prevention which is to prevent unintentional injuries and violence, and reduce their consequences. Healthy People 2020’s objective concerning motor vehicle injuries is to reduce motor vehicle crash-related deaths per 100,000 people.

Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Goals:

Every state, territory and tribal area in the United States has evidence-based public health programs and policies in place to prevent motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths
Every person in every seating position is buckled up on every trip
Every driver has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) below the illegal limit on every trip
All teen drivers are covered by comprehensive graduated driver license (GDL) systems and parental monitoring is ensured
All workers in the United States who drive on the job are protected by strong employer-based vehicle safety policies that are supported by traffic laws and state and Federal safety regulations.

Group Recommendation:

In order to reach the CDC’s Motor Vehicle and Injury Prevention Winnable Battle goals, it is recommended that government agencies work closely with public, private, and non-profit organizations. In order to reach all people regarding motor vehicle safety, public health messages and campaigns must be large scale. Working in collaboration with companies providing mass media (television, radio, internet, cell phones) is crucial in getting safety messages to the public. People can also be reached and informed through school, work, and religious organizations. In order for such efforts to be effective, laws and policies must be created and implemented that provide a framework for the desired motor vehicle and injury prevention safety lifestyle.

Informative CDC Websites: How we can win this battle

§ Motor Vehicle Safety:
cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety

§ Seat Belts:
cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/SeatBelts

§ Child Passenger Safety:
cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Child_Passenger_Safety

§ Teen Driving:
cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Teen_Drivers

§ Alcohol-Impaired Driving:
cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Impaired_Driving

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References

Be Smart. Be Well. Teen Driving. Teen Driving: Teen to Teen. Retrieved from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3VPVXGsgN4&feature=share&list=SPD43546E81C8831EF

Beck LF, West BA. Vital Signs: Motor Vehicle Occupant Nonfatal Injuries (2009) and Seat Belt

Use (2008) Among Adults—United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Review 2011.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2013). Motor vehicle safety. Winnable battles.

Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/WinnableBattles/targets/Motor/

Crash Test Dummies Photo. Retrieved from: www.nacinc.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting

System (WISQARS) [Online]. (2012). National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (producer). www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars.

Department of Motor Vehicle (2013). Safety laws in Colorado. Safety and driving.

Retrieved from: http://www.dmv.org/co-colorado/safety-laws.php