Thursday, August 2, 2012

Big Jump In Wisconsin Highway Deaths This Year

I followed some of these numbers a while ago, but wow - - slow down, don't drink, and yield, as official figures this year are dreadful:

As of July 29, 2012

Fatalities
July 2012 fatalities* 60
June 2012 fatalities* 61
2012 year-to-date fatalities* 325
2012 year-to-date fatal accidents* 290
2011 year-end fatalities 565
2011 year-end fatal accidents 515
Five-year fatal trend comparison
(Year-to-date)
2007-2011
2012* 2011  2010  2009  2008  2007  Average
Fatal accidents 290 254 275 262 289 367 289
Fatalities 325 282 298 294 311 413 320
Fatalities by role
(Year-to-date)
2012* 2011
Bicyclists 4 3
Drivers 176 157
Motorcycle-drivers 53 44
Motorcycle-passengers 8 3
Passengers 60 48
Pedestrians 22 25
Unknown 2 2
Total 325 282



2 comments:

CJ said...

And BUCKLE UP!

DRIVER said...

Thanks for posting this James. I had this feeling that the deaths were up just from reading the daily news. On another note it appears that the DMV has been late in sending out renewal notices. As a result late fees have to be paid. When paying for it online, one has to watch a video on wearing seatbelts. You are required to watch it every time you go to a different page. There's no skipping it. It's rather authoritarian.