The document discusses 2016 traffic statistics from the Missouri Department of Transportation, with an emphasis on promoting seat belt usage and safe driving habits like paying attention, obeying traffic laws, and avoiding distractions and impaired driving. Some key statistics mentioned include that 60% of 117 traffic fatalities in Missouri as of March 2, 2016 did not involve wearing a seat belt, and that distracted driving and speeding are factors in a large percentage of crashes.

1. Missouri DepartmentMissouri Department
of Transportationof Transportation

2. 2016 Missouri Traffic Statistics
Our 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

3. Safe Driving HabitsSafe Driving Habits
• Buckle Up
• Every time
• Everyone
• Pay Attention
• Put down your phone
• Turn the radio off
• Stay awake and alert

4. Safe Driving HabitsSafe Driving Habits
• 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

5. Safe Driving HabitsSafe Driving Habits
• 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

6. 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

7. Seat BeltsSeat Belts
As a driver, it is your
responsibility to make sure
passengers are buckled up
• Primary Seat
Belt Law
Proposed
• Room to Live
• 10 Seconds

8. SpeedingSpeeding
• 85% Percentile
• Speed Limits are determined by:
• Geometry
• Traffic Control
• Entrances
• Traffic Volumes
• Sight Distances
• Crash History
• 40% of all fatal crashes
in Missouri involved
speeding in 2009

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

11. InattentionInattention
Is the single largest factor
in all crashes
Distracted driving
can be as dangerous
as drunk driving

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. Erin Ralovo, P.E. and Melissa Neff
saveMOlives.com