Traffic Safety Facts: 2005 Data
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2005 Traffic Fatalities by State and
Percent Change from 2004

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Table 1
Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rates, 2005

Table 2
Traffic Fatalities and Percent Change, 1975-2005

Table 3
Traffic Fatality Rates and Percent Change, 1975-2005

Table 4
Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Traffic Crashes, 1995 and 2005

Table 5
Speeding-Related Traffic Fatalities by Road Type and Speed Limit, 2005

Table 6
Passenger Vehicle Occupants and Motorcyclists Killed, 200
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Table 7
Traffic Fatalities and Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Type, 2005

Table 8
Fatalities in the Beds of Pickup Trucks, by State and Age, 2005

Table 9
Key Provisions of Occupant Restraint Laws and 2005 Belt Use Rates

Table 10
History of State Motorcycle Helmet Laws

Table 11
States With .08 Blood Alcohol Concentration Illegal Per Se Laws

For more information:
Information on State traffic data is available from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis,
NPO-101, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. NCSA information can also be obtained by telephone or by fax-on-demand at 800-934-8517. Fax messages should be sent to 202-366-7078. General information on highway traffic safety can be accessed by Internet users at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa. To report a safety-related problem or to inquire about motor vehicle safety information, contact the Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236.

Other fact sheets available from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis are Overview, Alcohol, Bicyclists and Other Cyclists (formerly titled Pedalcyclists), Children, Large Trucks, Motorcycles, Occupant Protection, Older Population, Pedestrians, School Transportation-Related Crashes, Speeding, State Alcohol Estimates, and Young Drivers. Detailed data on motor vehicle traffic crashes are published annually in Traffic Safety Facts: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System. The fact sheets and annual Traffic Safety Facts report can be accessed online at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa.

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