NEW MEXICO ELDERLY IN CRASHES, 2003-2006 11:24 Thursday, March 13, 2008 1
PRODUCED FOR THE NEW MEXICO TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU
UNDER CONTRACT # C04950
2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES
ELDERLY 40 1,181 51 1,224 34 1,102 34 1,061
SEX FEMALE 17 652 23 700 12 635 16 604
MALE 23 526 28 522 22 466 18 456
AGE GROUP 70-74 14 437 17 493 10 407 12 405
75 AND OVER 26 744 34 731 24 695 22 656
ALCOHOL IN CRASH COUNT 6 47 8 59 2 17 3 30
PERCENT 15 4 16 5 6 2 9 3
ALCOHOL IN VEHICLE COUNT 2 18 4 14 1 7 3 10
PERCENT 5 2 8 1 3 1 9 1
HELMET USAGE NO 0 1 0 1 0 9 2 7
YES 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 1
SEATBELT USAGE NO 19 80 20 66 7 70 7 46
YES 15 1,071 28 1,132 22 1,000 18 985
VEHICLE TYPE MOTOR VEHICLES 34 1,151 48 1,198 29 1,070 25 1,031
MOTORCYCLES 0 6 0 6 0 11 2 8
PEDALCYCLISTS 0 2 1 3 0 5 0 4
PEDESTRIANS 6 22 2 17 5 16 7 18
MONTH JANUARY 2 72 4 105 2 70 1 94
FEBRUARY 0 75 0 58 1 75 4 70
MARCH 1 103 2 90 3 85 2 91
APRIL 6 106 10 117 1 94 2 94
MAY 2 111 1 113 2 88 3 88
JUNE 4 90 6 104 4 101 2 77
JULY 6 91 6 111 8 111 2 79
AUGUST 3 101 2 97 3 86 3 94
SEPTEMBER 2 118 3 109 2 99 3 96
OCTOBER 7 108 5 126 5 117 4 108
NOVEMBER 4 98 4 102 0 97 3 88
DECEMBER 3 108 8 92 3 79 5 82
COMPARED TO ALL ELDERLY 40 1,181 51 1,224 34 1,102 34 1,061
ALL 439 25,412 522 26,481 488 24,001 484 22,217
PERCENT ELDERL 9 5 10 5 7 5 7 5