Target Zero Priorities
Target Zero contains four levels of priority based on the percentage of traffic fatalities between 2006 and 2008.
Each of the three Priority One areas were present in 40 percent or more of the traffic fatalities.
Each Priority Two area accounted for between 21 and 38 percent of traffic fatalities. The Traffic Data Systems, while not a cause of fatalities, is considered a level two priority because the potential for better data improves our analysis of traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
Each Priority Three area was present in 12 to 20 percent of fatalities.
Each Priority Four area includes areas that were involved in less than 10 percent of all fatalities during this time period. While these areas do not have dedicated chapters in Target Zero, the plan has a brief discussion of current efforts.
We believe that if we address more common factors such as impairment, speeding and run-off-the-road collisions, the roads will be safer.
Note: Many fatalities involved more than one factor, so they could be represented more than once in the table.
Target Zero Priority Areas |
2006-2008 |
2006-08 vs. 2003-05 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Deaths (N=1,725) |
% of Total Deaths |
% Change in Number of Deaths |
|
Priority One |
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Alcohol/drug impaired driver |
828 |
48.0% |
4.3% |
Run off the road |
722 |
41.9% |
-6.4% |
Speeding |
693 |
40.2% |
-2.0% |
Priority Two |
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Young drivers |
654 |
37.9% |
-8.4% |
Unrestrained passenger vehicle occupant |
481 |
27.9% |
-12.9% |
Distracted driver |
426 |
24.7% |
-10.9% |
Intersection-related crashes |
356 |
20.6% |
-3.0% |
Traffic Data Systems |
- |
- |
- |
Priority Three |
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Unlicensed driver |
352 |
20.4% |
9.0% |
Opposite direction/multi-vehicle collisions |
323 |
18.7% |
-5.0% |
Motorcyclists |
225 |
13.0% |
10.8% |
Pedestrians |
198 |
11.5% |
-6.2% |
Heavy trucks |
198 |
11.5% |
15.8% |
Emergency
Medical Services |
- |
- |
- |
Priority Four
|
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Older Driver |
120 |
7.0% |
-25.0% |
Drowsy drivers |
77 |
4.5% |
-10.5% |
Bicyclists |
30 |
1.7% |
0.0% |
Work zones |
21 |
1.2% |
-34.4% |
Wildlife |
9 |
0.5% |
28.6% |
Vehicle-train
collisions |
8 |
0.5% |
60.0% |
School-bus-related collisions |
1 |
0.1% |
-85.7% |
Note: Groups are not mutually exclusive; therefore, percentages will total more than 100 percent.