Figure 12 “Air Deaths Involving Alcohol” 25 Figure 13 “Air Force Use of Motorcycle Helmets” 25 Figure 14 “Marine Corps Seatbelt Use” 30 Figure 15 “Marine Corps Deaths Involving Alcohol” 31 Figure 16 “Marine Corps Use of Motorcycle Helmets” 32 List of Tables Table 1 “FY 2002 Accidental Deaths” 2 Table 2 “Seat Belt Non-Use in Fatal Accidents” 5 Table 3 “Alcohol Related Private Vehicle Deaths” 5 Table 4 “Motorcycle Private Vehicle Deaths” 6 5 “Motorcycle Deaths without Helmets” 6 Table 6 “Motorcycle Deaths with Training Class” 7 Table 7 “Army Private Vehicle Fatality Rates” 11 Table 8 “Army Four-Wheel and Two-Wheel Private Vehicle Deaths” 12 9 “Army Click it or Ticket Results” 14 Table 10 “Army Alcohol Traffic Offenses” 15 Table 11 “Navy Private Vehicle Fatality Rates” 18 Table 12 “Navy Four-Wheel and Two-Wheel Private Vehicle Deaths” 19 Table 13 “Air Force Private Vehicle Fatality Rates” 23 Table 14 “Air Force Four-Wheel and Two-Wheel Deaths” 23 Table 15 “Marine Corps Private Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates” 29 Table 16 “Marine Corps Four-Wheel and Two-Wheel Private Vehicle Deaths” 30
POV Checked Number of Tickets Issued-US Military Police Number of Tickets National Police Total Tickets (%Tickets issued) July 4th 11,889 308 106 414 (34%) Day 21,502 196 141 337 (16%) Veteran’s Day 17,216 110 N/A 110 (1%) Total 50,607 614 247 861 (17%) Table 9 Army “Click It or Ticket” Results US Army Law Enforcement Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses Number of Offenders Number Revoked Licenses Number Suspended Licenses Repeated Offender Labor Day 32 16 16 1 Veteran’s Day 21 17 4 2 Table 10 Army Alcohol Traffic Offenses Tables 9 and 10 show the results of the US Army Europe Law Enforcement program ensuring compliance with the seatbelt laws. In Table 9, the drivers ticketed were 50% lower over the Labor Day weekend compared to the July 4th weekend, even though the number of vehicles checked increased by 10,000 vehicles. Table 10 shows the relatively low number of alcohol-related traffic offenses, and the reduction from Labor Day holiday to Veteran’s Day holiday. Analysis: The most deadly threat that Soldiers face in peacetime is traffic accidents. Privately Vehicle (POV) accidents kill more Soldiers than all other on and off-duty accidents combined. Failure to use protective equipment, such as seatbelts and motorcycle helmets, was reported in at least 118 military injury and fatal accidents between 1998 and 2002. The requested data is enclosed.
United States Air Private Vehicle Safety Initiatives Statistics: US Air Force Private Vehicle Deaths FY 1998 – FY 2002 Military Strength Military Deaths Fatality Rate (per 100,000 military) 1998 367,470 31 8.4 1999 360,590 36 9.9 2000 355,654 34 9.5 2001 353,571 46 13.0 2002 368,251 71 19.29 Total - 218 - Table 13 Air Force Private Vehicle Fatality Rates Note: The military strength is listed at by the Department of Defense Directorate of Information Operations and Reports (DIOR). The fatality rate above is calculated from the number of Military Deaths/Military Strength X 100,000. US Air Force Motor Vehicle Deaths Four-Wheel and Two-Wheel Vehicles FY 1998 – FY 2002 Vehicles Two-Wheel Vehicles 1998 16 15 31 1999 25 11 36 2000 26 8 34 2001 37 9 46 2002 52 19 71 Total 156 62 218