Missouri Missouri Department of Department of TransportationTransportation

2016 Missouri Traffic StatisticsOur intent is to bring awareness and

promote 100% seat belt usage – it's your best defense in any traffic crash.

As of today, March 2, 2016:

Fatalities on Missouri Roadways 117

Not wearing seatbelts 60%

Safe DrivingSafe Driving

Safe Driving Safe Driving HabitsHabits

• Buckle Up• Every time• Everyone

• Pay Attention• Put down your phone• Turn the radio off• Stay awake and alert

Safe Driving Safe Driving HabitsHabits

• Buckle Up• Every time• Everyone

• Pay Attention• Put down your phone• Turn the radio off• Stay awake and alert

• Follow Signs and Signals• Look for Pedestrians and

Bicyclists

Safe Driving Safe Driving HabitsHabits

• Watch for Work Zones• 79 people killed • 4,744 people injured in MO• Flaggers, workers and

equipment could be anywhere on the road

• Move Over• Change lanes to give MoDOT

workers, police officers, and emergency vehicles

• It’s the law• Slow down

Seat BeltsSeat Belts• You are 2.5 times more likely to die

in a crash if you aren't wearing your seat belt

• Only 67% of people wear their seatbelt in Missouri

• Always use seat belts and child restraints properly

Seat BeltsSeat BeltsAs a driver, it is your

responsibility to make sure passengers are

buckled up

• Primary Seat Belt Law Proposed

• Room to Live

• 10 Seconds

SpeedingSpeeding• 85% Percentile

• Speed Limits are determined by:• Geometry• Traffic Control• Entrances• Traffic Volumes• Sight Distances• Crash History

• 40% of all fatal crashesin Missouri involved speeding in 2009

• Wear a helmet It’s the law• Be visible• Look twice

Motorcycles

InattentionInattentionIs the single largest factor in all crashes

Distracted driving can be as dangerous

as drunk driving

TextingTexting• Currently in Missouri, texting is illegal

for drivers under age 21• Texting and phone

ban proposed in 2016

• Put your phone away

• Silence notifications

• Designate a passenger

Kansas City, MO 16 year-old girl was convicted of assault, manslaughter, and texting while driving in a Sept. 2011 crash that killed a 72 yr-old woman.

Alcohol & Alcohol & Impaired DrivingImpaired Driving• In Missouri, every 90 minutes someone

dies or is injured in an alcohol-related crash

• Every 52 minutes, someone dies in a crash involving a drunk driver in the United States

• Over 10,000 deaths in 2013 and rising

Alcohol & Alcohol & Impaired DrivingImpaired Driving• On an average

weekend night, 1 in 7 drivers leaving a bar is driving while intoxicated

• Lose your license

• Fines up to $10,000

• A stupid question

Erin Ralovo, P.E. and Melissa Neff

saveMOlives.com