2004 - Safety Equipment Use/Injury Levels

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Safety Equipment Use/Injury Levels

Table 1*

Comparative Safety Equipment Use By Drivers

	No Injury	%	Possible Injury	%	Non- Incapac- itating Injury	%	Incapac- itating Injury	%	Fatal	%	Injury Not Stated	%	Total
Safety Belt	116,194	52.79	34,464	43.98	16,813	38.06	5,184	31.56	220	14.75	0	0.00	172,875
Belt & Bag-Deployed	14,556	6.61	10,857	13.86	10,445	23.65	4,017	24.46	267	17.90	0	0.00	40,142
Belt & Bag-Not Deployed	73,910	33.58	26,191	33.43	10,885	24.64	3,589	21.85	121	8.11	0	0.00	114,696
Not Using Safety Equipment	12,832	5.83	4,607	5.88	4,088	9.26	2,389	14.55	618	41.42	0	0.00	24,534
Air Bag Only-Deployed	768	0.35	828	1.06	1,027	2.33	701	4.27	122	8.18	0	0.00	3,446
Air Bag Only-Not Deployed	1,825	0.83	885	1.13	855	1.94	538	3.28	144	9.65	0	0.00	4,247
Use Not Stated	37	0.02	523	0.67	57	0.13	6	0.04	0	0.00	0	0.00	623
TOTAL	220,122	100	78,355	100	44,170	100	16,424	100	1,492	100	0	0	360,563
Comparative Safety Equipment Use By Vehicle Passengers
	No Injury	%	Possible Injury	%	Non- Incapac- itating Injury	%	Incapac- itating Injury	%	Fatal	%	Injury Not Stated	%	Total
Safety Belt	58,999	51.41	20,042	51.20	8,626	43.52	2,733	36.27	102	14.85	0	0.00	90,502
Belt & Bag-Deployed	3,261	2.84	2,715	6.94	2,510	12.66	1,045	13.87	67	9.75	0	0.00	9,598
Belt & Bag-Not Deployed	19,812	17.27	8,268	21.12	3,343	16.87	1,086	14.41	36	5.24	0	0.00	32,545
Child Restraint	7,020	6.12	1,637	4.18	434	2.19	144	1.91	10	1.46	0	0.00	9,245
Child Restraint/Belt	1,511	1.32	318	0.81	101	0.51	25	0.33	1	0.15	0	0.00	1,956
Child Restraint/Bag-Deployed	57	0.05	34	0.09	18	0.09	5	0.07	0	0.00	0	0.00	114
Child Restraint/Bag-Not Deployed	558	0.49	177	0.45	42	0.21	10	0.13	0	0.00	0	0.00	787
Not Using Safety Equipment	22,230	19.37	5,188	13.25	3,991	20.14	2,050	27.21	380	55.31	0	0.00	33,839
Air Bag Only-Deployed	259	0.23	257	0.66	316	1.59	185	2.46	36	5.24	0	0.00	1,053
Air Bag Only-Not Deployed	1,036	0.90	508	1.30	438	2.21	252	3.34	53	7.71	0	0.00	2,287
Use Not Stated	9	0.01	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	0.29	0	0.00	11
TOTAL	114,752	100	39,144	100	19,819	100	7,535	100	687	100	0	0	181,937

Table 1A*

Comparative Safety Equipment Use By Drivers and Vehicle Passengers

	No Injury	%	Possible Injury	%	Non- Incapac- itating Injury	%	Incapac- itating Injury	%	Fatal	%	Injury Not Stated	%	Total
Safety Belt	175,193	52.32	54,506	46.39	25,439	39.76	7,917	33.04	322	14.78	0	0.00	263,377
Belt & Bag-Deployed	17,817	5.32	13,572	11.55	12,955	20.25	5,062	21.13	334	15.33	0	0.00	49,740
Belt & Bag-Not Deployed	93,722	27.99	34,459	29.33	14,228	22.24	4,675	19.51	157	7.21	0	0.00	147,241
Child Restraint	7,020	2.10	1,637	1.39	434	0.68	144	0.60	10	0.46	0	0.00	9,245
Child Restraint/Belt	1,511	0.45	318	0.27	101	0.16	25	0.10	1	0.05	0	0.00	1,956
Child Restraint/Bag-Deployed	57	0.02	34	0.03	18	0.03	5	0.02	0	0.00	0	0.00	114
Child Restraint/Bag-Not Deployed	558	0.17	177	0.15	42	0.07	10	0.04	0	0.00	0	0.00	787
Not Using Safety Equipment	35,062	10.47	9,795	8.34	8,079	12.63	4,439	18.53	998	45.80	0	0.00	58,373
Air Bag Only-Deployed	1,027	0.31	1,085	0.92	1,343	2.10	886	3.70	158	7.25	0	0.00	4,499
Air Bag Only-Not Deployed	2,861	0.85	1,393	1.19	1,293	2.02	790	3.30	197	9.04	0	0.00	6,534
Use Not Stated	46	0.01	523	0.45	57	0.09	6	0.03	2	0.09	0	0.00	634
TOTAL	334,874	100	117,499	100	63,989	100	23,959	100	2,179	100	0	0	542,500

* Both tables refer to Seat Belt Equipped Vehicles (SBEV) which include vehicle types: automobiles, vans, trucks, motor homes, and buses.

NOTE: In 2004, Florida experienced 2,179 traffic deaths of drivers and passengers in SBEV. The tragic note of this, is 62.1% (1,353) of these people killed were not wearing seat belts.

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