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• Sampling Design Used in the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey [PDF]   
  The purpose of the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS) was to collect information on the vehicles, the roadways, and the environmental conditions as well as the human behavioral factors that are likely to contribute to crash occurrence. The data was collected on crashes involving light vehicles, during the period January 2005 to December 2007.
• Seat Belt Use in 2007—Demographic Results [PDF]   
  National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which provides the only probability-based observed data on seat belt use in the United States. NOPUS is conducted annually by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes As a Leading Cause of Death in the United States, 2005 [PDF]   
  In 2005, motor vehicle traffic crashes were the leading cause of death for every age 3 through 6 and 8 through 34. Because of the young lives consumed, motor vehicle traffic crashes ranked third overall in terms of the years of life lost, i.e., the number of remaining years that the person is expected to live had they not died, behind only cancer and diseases of the heart. The table (overleaf) shows the 10 leading causes of death by age group in 2005.
• Statistical Analysis of Alcohol-Related Driving Trends, 1982-2005 [PDF]   
  Overall, the percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes who had consumed alcohol and had blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or above prior to the crash steadily decreased from 1982 to 1997 and then leveled off (more or less). In an attempt to explain the 1982-1997 reduction and the 1997-2005 level trend, this report presents a statistical analysis of factors that influenced the historical alcohol-related driving trends from 1982 to 2005.
• Trends in Non-Fatal Traffic Injuries 1996 – 2005 [PDF]   
  An analysis of three major databases of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that from 1996 through 2005, the annual number of “incapacitating” injuries due to motor vehicle crashes decreased by 25 to 28 percent. 
• Fatalities to Occupants of 15-Passenger Vans, 1997-2006 [PDF]   
  Belt use rates among occupants in 15-­passenger vans involved in fatal crashes are significantly lower compared to oth-­er passenger vehicles. Another research note (Thiriez et al.3) also stressed the importance of properly main-­taining the tires in such vans. NHTSA has issued three previous consumer advisories (NHTSA4 5 6) on the roll-­over propensity of 15-­passenger vans.