Pennsylvania accident statistics

The most recent statistics (2001) from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported the following Pennsylvania accident statistics:

• 2001 Pennsylvania alcohol-related accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania single vehicle accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania bicycle accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania bus accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania motorcycle accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania pedestrian accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania rollover accident statistics
• 2001 Pennsylvania semi-truck (heavy truck) accident statistics

2001 Pennsylvania alcohol-related accident statistics

• In 2001, there were 529 fatalities from alcohol-related crashes.
• 90% of those killed in alcohol-related crashes were in the same vehicle as the drunk driver. 67% of those killed were the drunk drivers themselves.
• 81% of drunk drivers involved in crashes are male.
• On an average day in 2001, there were 38 alcohol-related crashes with 1.4 fatalities and 35 injured people.
• The majority of drunk driving crashes occur at night - 78%.
• Alcohol-related crash fatalities were highest (67%) between the hours of 8pm and 4am.
• Alcohol-related crash fatalities were highest (60%) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

2001 Pennsylvania single vehicle accident statistics

• In 2001, Pennsylvania had 42,479 one-vehicle crashes.
• Passenger cars accounted for over 30,000 - or almost 73% - of all single-vehicle crashes.
• Light trucks accounted for 23.2%
• The remainder of these accidents were accounted for by heavy trucks (1.9%), motorcycles (1.5%), school buses (0.1%), commercial buses (0.1%), other (0.6%).

2001 Pennsylvania bicycle accident statistics

• Traffic crashes involving bicyclists resulted in 1,799 injuries and 13 deaths in 2001.
• Bicycle crashes and fatalities decreased in 2001 from 2000. There were 24% fewer crashes and 13% fewer fatalities.
• Children ages 5-15 have the highest injury and death rate from bicycle accidents. This age group accounts for 50% of all injuries and approximately 33% of all deaths from bicycle accidents.
• Bicyclists ages 15-34 account for over 30% of all deaths and injuries.

2001 Pennsylvania bus accident statistics

• In 2001, Pennsylvania recorded 807 bus accidents with injuries – 259 involving school buses and 548 involving a commercial bus.
• There were 3 school bus crashes that resulted in fatalities and 8 commercial bus crashes resulting in fatalities.

2001 Pennsylvania motorcycle accident statistics

• Motorcycle accidents increased from 2,837 in 2000 to 2,973 in 2001. The number of motorcycle crashes has steadily increased over the past 5 years. In 1997, there were 2,423 total crashes involving motorcycles.
• Motorcycle fatalities decreased from 150 in 2000 to 127 in 2001.
• In 2001, 625 motorcycles crashed into a fixed object, such as a tree or telephone pole.

2001 Pennsylvania pedestrian accident statistics

• In 2001, there were 5,463 pedestrian involved accidents in Pennsylvania. That represents 4% of all crashes.
• Of those 5,463 pedestrian accidents, 195 were fatal. That represents 12.7% of all crash deaths.
• 2001 saw the highest rate of pedestrian deaths while total pedestrian crashes decreased.
• Pedestrians 75+ accounted for 38 of the 195 fatalities.
• Male pedestrians accounted for 62% of all fatalities.
• Younger pedestrians 19 and under account for 43% of pedestrian injuries.
• The majority of pedestrian accidents involving injury or death occurred during daylight hours.

2001 Pennsylvania rollover accident statistics

• 7.8% of light truck crashes involved rollover accidents. 5.3% of passenger car accidents involved rollovers
• In rollover crashes, 39.3% of light truck rollovers involved occupant death compared to 17.3% of passenger cars.

2001 Pennsylvania heavy truck accident statistics

• In Pennsylvania during 2001, there were 6,536 total crashes involving heavy trucks.
• Of those 6,536 crashes, 154 were fatal.
• Total crashes were down from 8,145 in 2000. Fatalities were also down from 161 in 2000.
• Defects contribute to the majority of heavy truck accidents. Some of these defects include:
  • Tires or wheels: 80 crashes
  • Brake-related: 76 crashes
  • Engine/Transmission: 52 crashes
  • Steering Wheel: 13 crashes

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