North Dakota Traffic Safety Facts

Oil CountiesBillings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn,

Golden Valley, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Renville, Slope, Stark, Ward,

Williams

Tota l Crashes 15063

Injuries 3330

Fata l ities 182

Est. $ Loss* $543.9 Mi l l ion

Overview

THE FOLLOWING CRASH EVENTS OCCURRED ON THE OIL COUNTIES ROADS

FROM 2006 TO 2010:

Year Total Crashes Injuries Fatalities Total Est $ Loss*

2010 3909 847 33 $121.8 Mi l l ion2009 3203 725 46 $126.0 Mi l l ion2008 2962 652 38 $109.6 Mi l l ion2007 2669 602 31 $95.4 Mi l l ion

2006 2320 504 34 $90.9 Mi l l ion*Total Est $ Loss includes PDO crashes. Values for Est $ Loss as reported in NDDOT 2009 Crash Summary

2010 Rural Roads

Crashes*

2010 Rural Roads Crash

Rate/MVMT**Diff (+/-)

2009 to 2010

Billings 25 0.42 -0.01

Bottineau 72 0.77 -0.37

Bowman 24 0.46 -0.47

Burke 39 0.74 0.02

Divide 30 0.71 0.22

Dunn 108 1.10 0.22

Golden Valley 25 0.62 -0.08

McHenry 81 0.70 -0.06

McKenzie 175 0.88 0.32

McLean 118 0.57 -0.11

Mercer 102 1.14 -0.43

Mountrail 188 0.92 0.25

Renville 31 0.85 -0.14

Slope 15 0.50 0.17

Stark 138 0.72 -0.03

Ward 294 0.87 0.01

Williams 269 1.20 0.48

*Does not include urban crashes ** Based on rural VMT

Billings

Bowman

Slope

McLean

Golden Valley

McHenry

Statewide

Divide

Stark

Burke

Bottineau

Renville

Ward

McKenzie

Mountrail

Dunn

Mercer

Williams

0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40

2010 Rural Roads Crash Rate/MVMT

Concrete Asphalt Gravel/Scoria0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

7%

64%

28%

3%

69%

27%

Rural Crashes by Road Surface Type: 2006-2010

ND Oil Counties

RURAL ROAD TYPES AND HARMFUL EVENTS

Motor Vehicle in Transport

Ran off Roadway Overturn/ Rollover Ditch Other0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

35%

7%

22%

15% 15%

First Harmful Event, 2010

Oil Counties ND Oil Counties ND Oil Counties ND Oil Counties ND2006 39.7% 38.8% 28.2% 28.3% 17.1% 14.9% 12.0% 14.0%2007 36.0% 36.4% 28.9% 29.4% 14.2% 14.1% 17.0% 15.7%2008 34.6% 36.7% 33.6% 31.0% 16.4% 16.5% 11.5% 11.9%2009 39.7% 37.2% 27.1% 28.1% 16.2% 15.9% 9.6% 11.0%2010 32.6% 33.2% 30.5% 31.2% 16.3% 14.6% 13.2% 12.2%

5 Yr Avg 36.5% 36.4% 29.7% 29.6% 16.0% 15.2% 12.7% 13.0%

Angle Rear-End Head-On SideswipeManner of Collision, Multivehicle

2006 2007 2008 2009 201030%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

No Evasive Action in Crashes

NDOil Counties

Spee

ding

Too Fa

st

Drowsy

Distrac

ted

*Visu

al Obstr

uction

*Wea

ther

Impro

per Ove

rtakin

g

Faile

d to Yi

eld0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Crash Factors in Oil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*based on reported environment

RURAL ROAD CRASH FACTORS

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

-5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Truck Crashes as Percent of All Crashes

Oil Counties ND

2006 2007 2008 2009 201060%

62%

64%

66%

68%

70%

72%

74%

Single Vehicle Crashes

ND Oil Counties

Annu

al S

hare

58%

6%1%

20%

3%1%

2%10%

Citations: Rural Crashes 2006 to 2010

None DUI (Alcohol) Failure to Stop

Care Required Failure to Yield Improper Turning

Left Accident Scene Other

CITATIONS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Alcohol Use Involved: All Crashes

NDOil Counties

No Yes0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

77%

23%

78%

22%

Alcohol Use Involved: Fatal & Disabling Crashes, 2006 - 2010

NDOil Counties

Jan

Feb

Mar Ap

r

May Jun Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov De

c0%

4%

8%

12%

16%

20%

Rural Crashes by Month, 2010

ND Oil Counties

RURAL CRASH DATE/TIME DISTRIBUTION

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Rural Crashes by Day of Week, 2010

ND Oil Counties

12 a

.m.

1 a.

m.

2 a.

m.

3 a.

m.

4 a.

m.

5 a.

m.

6 a.

m.

7 a.

m.

8 a.

m.

9 a.

m.

10 a

.m.

11 a

.m.

12 p

.m.

1 p.

m.

2 p.

m.

3 p.

m.

4 p.

m.

5 p.

m.

6 p.

m.

7 p.

m.

8 p.

m.

9 p.

m.

10 p

.m.

11 p

.m.

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

Rural Crashes by Time of Day, 2010

ND Oil Counties

14 to

24

25 to

34

35 to

44

45 to

54

55 to

64

65 to

74

75 o

r Old

er

0%

10%

20%

30%

Driver Age in Crashes, 2006 - 2010

ND Oil Counties

DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS

No Yes0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

67%

33%

64%

36%

Seat Belt Use: Fatal and Serious Occupant Injury: 2006-2010

NDOil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 201060%

70%

80%

90%

100%

71%

72% 72% 73% 72%

Rural Road Crashes Occupant Belt Use

ND Oil Counties

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Driver Gender in Oil Counties Crashes

Female Male

RURAL ROAD CRASH TYPES/FEATURES

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

38.1% 37.7% 34.3% 30.8% 28.2%

46.5% 48.0%49.5%

52.2%49.9%

10.2% 8.3% 11.0% 12.2%17.1%

Oil Counties Crashes by Vehicle Type

TruckPickup/VanCar

Units

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Percentage of Crashes Occurring on Hills

ND Oil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Percentage of Crashes Involving "Lane Departure" Incident

ND Oil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 201014%

16%

18%

20%

22%

Percentage of Crashes Occurring at Intersections

ND Oil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Percentage of Crashes Involving "Run off Road" Incident

ND Oil Counties

2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%Percentage of Crashes Occurring on Curves

ND Oil Counties

Source: Data Summaries based on North Dakota Crash Data, 2006 to 2010, Traffic Safety Office, ND Department of Transportation