New York State Motor Vehicle Fatalities 2009
- There were 1,060 fatal accidents in the state of New York in 2009, resulting in 1,148 fatalities. That year, the death rate due to traffic accidents was 0.79 deaths per 100 million miles traveled in the state. The fatalities represent 5.87 deaths per 100,000 New Yorkers.
- The number of fatalities in 2009 represents a 6.2 percent decrease from the 2008 total.
- Despite the decline in overall fatalities, there were 307 pedestrians killed in motor vehicle accidents, up from 302 the previous year.
- The number of bicyclists killed in motor vehicle accidents declined from 42 in 2008 to 29 in 2009.
- There were 151 motorcyclists who died in 2009, down from 182 in 2008.
- Deaths in 2009 included 603 motor vehicle drivers, 209 vehicle occupants, 307 pedestrians and 29 bicyclists.
- The largest percentage of fatal accidents, about 18 percent, occurred between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., while about 12 percent occurred between midnight and 3 a.m.
- Fatal accidents were most common on the weekends, with 32 percent occurring on Saturday or Sunday.
- About 58 percent of fatal accidents in 2007 involved a single vehicle.
- Alcohol was known to be involved in 14 percent of fatal accidents.
- Other human factors which frequently contributed to fatal crashes included distracted driving (11.2 percent of crashes), failure to keep right (11.5 percent), failure to yield right of way (12.7 percent) and unsafe speed (29 percent).
- Males represented 1,1133 of the 1,533 drivers involved in fatal accidents in 2007. Males in their 20s were involved at the highest rates. Persons in their 20s also made up the highest proportion of fatalities.
- Of the 661 motor vehicle occupants who were killed in 2008, 167 were wearing a lap belt and harness. Another 129 were using no restraint. Air bags deployed in 111 fatal crashes where no other restraint was used, while 145 fatalities occurred despite the use of air bags, and a lap belt and harness at the time of the accident.
Source: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/Statistics/2009NYSAccidentSummary.pdf
