This traffic safety fact sheet presents state traffic data in a figure showing 2001 traffic fatalities by state and percent change from 2000 and in 12 tables showing: (1) traffic fatalities and fatality rates, 2001; (2) traffic fatalities and percent change, 1975-2001; (3) traffic fatality rates and percent change, 1975-2001; (4) alcohol involvement in fatal traffic crashes, 1991 and 2001; (5) speeding-related traffic fatalities by road type and speed limit, 2001; (6) passenger car occupants and motorcyclists killed, 2001; (7) traffic fatalities and vehicles involved in fatal crashes, 2001; (8) fatalities in the beds of pickup trucks by age, 2001; (9) key provisions of safety belt use laws, and belt use rates as of December 2001; (10) child passenger protection laws as of December 2001; (11) impaired driving high-priority legislation as of December 2001; and (12) status of state motorcycle helmet use requirements as of December 2001.
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