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2017 Safety Belt Use In Florida Preusser Research Group, Inc. Presentation October 25, 2017

Survey Background A Por orti tion of of Flo lorid ida De Department of of Transportation (F (FDOT) Fundin ing Co Comes fr from th the e Nati tional l Hig Highway Traffic ic Safety Administration (N (NHTSA) NHTSA Requires FDO DOT to o Co Complete an Annual Statewide Survey of of Safety Be Belt lt Use • Adheres to Federal Register Guidelines • Uses a design approved by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) What t is is th the e Survey De Desig igned to o Do Do? • Give a single statewid ide es estim timate of (daytime) safety belt usage • Provide some information on characteristics of belt use • Provide a yardstick for measuring change over time 11/29/2017 2

Survey Background Statewide surveys (u (under NHTSA o oversight) have e bee een con onducted ed annuall lly for or abou out 20 yea ears Over er th the e la last t dec ecade, surveys in in Flo lorid ida don one both oth before and aft fter CIO CIOT A sin ingle gle statewid ide survey was con onducted in in 2017 (Ju (June: Pos ost t CIO CIOT) The e 2017 survey is is comparable le to o surveys past • Provides a single estimate of statewide belt for front-seat, outboard, occupants • The same NCSA approved design was used since year 2012 • 165 observation sites \ across 15 counties • However, the 2017 survey used all new survey sites • Resampling the sites is required by NHTSA every 5 years 11/29/2017 3

Methodology • The 2017 “resampled” sites were based on the most recent traffic fatality counts • These sites were selected randomly to represent all traffic on various types of roadways around the State • One-hour observations took place at each site • All daylight hours; 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. • All days of week • Observers recorded information on: vehicle type, driver sex, driver race, driver age, and driver safety belt use. Observers also recorded information on passenger sex, race, age, and belt use, when an outboard passenger was present in the front seat of the vehicle • The 2017 survey effort began June 2 nd and was completed on June 8 th 11/29/2017 4

Counties In Included in in Statewide Safety Belt Survey • Escambia • Alachua • Duval • St. Johns • Volusia • Seminole • Lake • Orange • Hillsborough • Pasco • Lee • Collier • Palm Beach • Broward • Miami-Dade 11/29/2017 5

Sample In Information PRG ob observed belt lt use se on on 31 31,9 ,965 fr front se seat oc occupants (n) % (n) % Occupant Type Vehicle Type Drivers 25,469 80% Passenger Cas 15,689 49% Passengers 6,496 20% SUVs 8,989 28% Vans 2,645 8% Occupant Sex Pickup Trucks 4,642 15% Male 17,401 54% Female 14,537 45% Road Type Other Other <1% Interstates 6,641 21% Principal Arterials 8,576 27% Occupant Race/Ethnicity Minor Arterials 8,242 26% White 21,339 67% Collectors 5,458 17% Black 4,853 15% Local Roads 3,048 10% Hispanic 4,859 15% Other 820 3% 11/29/2017 6

2017 statewide seat belt use rate is is 90.2% 11/29/2017 7

Statewide Safety Belt Usage – Trend Lin ine 100% 95% 90.2% 89.6% 89.4% 90% 88.8% 88.1% 87.4% 87.4% 87.2% 85.2% 85% 81.7% 80.9% 80% 75% Jun '08 Jun '09 Jul '09 Jun '10 June '11 June '12 June '13 June '14 June '15 June '16 June '17 11/29/2017 8

2017 Safety Belt Use By Road Type 100% 95% 92.4% 91.4% 88.6% 90% 88.3% 87.6% 85% 80% 75% Interstates (6,641) Principal Arterials (8,576) Minor Arterials (8,242) Collectors (5,458) Local Roads (3,048) 11/29/2017 9

Safety Belt lt Use by Road Type: 2013-2017 100% Interstate 95% Principal Artertials 90% Minor Arterials 85% Collectors 80% 75% Local Roads 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 11/29/2017 10

2017 Safety Belt Use Rates By Vehicle Type 100% 95% 92.3% 90.5% 90.2% 90% 83.8% 85% 80% 75% Car (15,689) Pickup (4,642) SUV (8,989) Van (2,645) 11/29/2017 11

Safety Belt lt Use Rate by Vehicle Type: : 2 2013-2017 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Car Pickup Truck SUV Van 11/29/2017 12

2017 Safety Belt Use by Sex of f Occupant 100% 95% 92.8% 90% 87.9% 85% 80% 75% Male (17,401) Female (14,537) 11/29/2017 13

Safety Belt lt Use by Sex of f Occupant 2013-2017 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Male Female 11/29/2017 14

2017 Safety Belt Use Rate by Age of f Occupant 100% 94.7% 95% 93.3% 90.6% 90% 88.5% 85% 80% 75% Under Age 16 (639) Age 16-34 (10,597) Age 35-59 (13,921) Age 60 or Older (6,710) 11/29/2017 15

Safety Belt lt Use Rate by Occupant Age: 2 2013-2017 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Under 16 16-59 60+ 11/29/2017 16

2017 Safety Belt Use Rate by Occupant Race/Ethnicity White (21,339) 91.6% 90.8% Hispanic (4,853) Black (4,859) 84.9% 96.6% Other (820) 70% 80% 90% 100% 11/29/2017 17

Safety Belt lt Usage by Occupant Race/Ethnicity: : 2013-2017 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 White Black Hispanic Other 11/29/2017 18

2017 Safety Belt Use by Survey County 100% 95% 92.4% 92.3% 91.9% 92.0% 91.6% 91.5% 90.0% 90.5% 90.2% 89.7% 88.9% 90% 88.6% 87.5% 87.9% 86.4% 85% 80% 75% North Central South 11/29/2017 19

Conclusion • Florida’s statewide safety belt use rate for 2017 is 90.2 percent • For the first time, Florida topped 90 percent statewide usage • Safety belt usage has generally shown an upward trend over time, increasing 8.5 percentage points since 2008 (81.7% to 90.2%) • The 2017 results show that progress has been made but there is room for improvement • Local Roadways have lower belt use compared to higher volume roadways • Occupants in pickup trucks have a downward pull on the use rate • Male Occupants, Occupants Ages 16-34, and Black Occupants are lower use groups • Occupant protection programs should seek to use proven countermeasures that work to address disproportionately low use groups 11/29/2017 20