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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma. 2011 Jul;71(1):217–222. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318208f874

Table 2. Risk Factors and their Crash Frequencies by Injury Type.

Severe Injury (%)
(n=1019)
Non-severe injury (%)
(n=4641)
Avg. Driving Speed (mph) 25 20
Avg. Posted Speed (mph) 35 30
Protective Equipment
 No Protection 80.5 74.9
 Safety Helmet 17.6 17.2
 Eye Protection 1.9 1.3
 Unknown 0.1 6.7
Alcohol/ Drug Use
 Yes 11.6 5.4
 No 88.4 94.6
Time of Day
 6:01am- 9:00am 5.3 6.1
 9:01am- 12:00pm 10.4 11.1
 12:01pm- 2:00pm 10.6 12.2
 2:01pm- 4:00pm 14.6 15.6
 4:01pm- 7:00pm 25.6 26.7
 7:01pm- 11:00pm 20.3 18.5
 11:01pm- 6:00am 13.1 9.9
Day of the week
 Monday 13.5 13.4
 Tuesday 13.3 12.2
 Wednesday 12.1 12.9
 Thursday 15.4 14.7
 Friday 15.4 16.9
 Saturday 15.7 15.4
 Sunday 14.6 14.5
Lighting conditions
 Dark (no light) 5.6 3.6
 Dark (street light) 26 22.7
 Dusk 3.2 4
 Dawn 0.8 1
 Daylight 64.5 68.8
Weather
 Cloudy 15.2 12.8
 Rainy 3.8 5
 Foggy 0.2 0.2
 Clear 80.8 82
Town Classification
 College 2.3 4.2
 University Associated 23.5 22.2
 Other 74.3 73.6
County Location
 Coastal 89.3 88.6
 Non-coastal 10.7 11.4
Roadway
 Off-roadway 85.3 84.8
 On-roadway 14.7 15.2
Road surface type
 Slag/ Gravel/ Stone 4 4.3
 Brick/ Block 0.1 0.6
 Concrete 3.4 3.9
 Dirt 1.3 1
 Blacktop 91.2 90.1
Road surface condition
 Wet 6.8 8.2
 Slippery 0.8 0.9
 Icy 0.1 0.02
 Dry 92.3 90.9
Type of Shoulder
 Curb 41.5 41.9
 Paved 31.7 33.2
 Unpaved 26.9 24.9
Highway type
 Divided 37.5 32.5
 Undivided 62.5 67.5
Number of Lanes
 0 6.2 11.1
 1 1.6 2.8
 2 45.9 47.4
 3 3.7 4
 4 25.3 21.7
 5 2.7 2.5
 6 12.6 9.2
 7 0.7 0.7
 8 0.7 0.6
 ≥9 0.6 0.1