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