The number of traffic collisions in Kentucky increased 7.1% in 2015 compared to 2014, with nearly 8% of all registered passenger vehicles involved in an accident. The most common factor was simple inattention, a cause in 39.5% of accidents. Accidents causing non-fatal injuries rose 3.7% and pedestrian injury collisions increased 1.7%. Hit and runs also rose substantially. Young adults aged 20-34 accounted for the largest costs of accidents at $348 million or 44% of the total. Distracted driving continues to be a major safety issue.

1. KENTUCKY ACCIDENTS
AT A GLANCE // KENTUCKY
There were 136,338 traffic collisions in Kentucky in 2015, a
7.1% increase from the year before.*
With 2,822,459 passenger cars registered in Kentucky, that equals
nearly 8% of them being involved in traffic collisions. 34% all traffic
collisions were on state routes.*
The most common human factor in traffic collisions was simple
inattention, involved in 39.5% of accidents.*
BICYCLE - 405 - 0.30%
EMERGENCY VEHICLE - 1,147 - 0.84%
TRUCK - 9,136 - 6.70%
CAR - 123,923 - 90.89%
2015- ACCIDENT STATS
Accidents that caused non fatal injuries increased by 3.7%*
Injuries in pedestrian collisions increased 1.7% from 2014- 15.***
There were 12,830 hit and runs in Kentucky in 2015, an
11.4% increase fro m 2014. Injuries on state routes went up 5.5%.**
The number of car accidents and resulting injuries in Kentucky
are rising, and the biggest reason is inattention.
Distracted drivers of any kind of vehicle can cause a crash with
their negligence, changing your life in an instant.
TRAFFIC INJURIES
2014-2015 TRAFFIC
2015 TRAFFIC
INJURY CHANGES*
12.9% DECREASE
12.6% INCREASE
10.9% DECREASE
16.5% INCREASE
0.24% INCREASE
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Adults aged 20-34 were the group that totaled the largest cost,
$348 million. That’s 44%. $184 million of these costs were from
motor vehicle occupants; $101 million was from motorcyclists,
despite how little of Kentucky’s accidents they make up.***
*http://transportation.ky.gov/Highway-Safety/Documents/2015_KY_Traffic_Collision_Facts.pdf
**http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/KY_Traffic_Collision_Facts_2014.pdf
***https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/pdf/statecosts/ky-2015costofcrashdeaths-a.pdf
BICYCLE - 284
TRUCK - 2,032
PEDESTRIAN - 1,096
MOTORCYCLE - 2,032
EMERGENCY VEH. - 2,032
TRUCK
37%
MOTORCYCLE
32%
PEDESTRIAN
26%
EMERGENCY. V
2.5%
BICYCLE
2.5%
+16.7% PERCENTAGE CHANCES*
+36.9%
+133%
+18.4%
+10.1%
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2014-2015 ACCIDENT
MOTORCYCLE - 1,727 - 1.27%
2.30%
2014-2015 ACCIDENT
PERCENTAGE CHANCES*
5.45%
7.37%
4.16%
12.34%