8 Safety Equipment

8.1 Passenger Cars: Seat Belt Use

Note

Passenger vehicles are made up of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, cargo vans (10,000 lbs or less), passenger vans, and utility trucks/pickup trucks.

Seat Belt Use by Seat Position
Injury	Worn										Not Worn										Total
Injury	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Other	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Other	Total
Killed	154	1	29	3	1	9	2	-	2	-	133	1	26	2	-	10	-	-	-	2	375
Injured	23,344	220	5,550	968	272	1,232	86	35	97	56	1,643	46	443	110	47	130	16	7	8	58	34,368
No Injury	132,661	1,340	28,150	7,831	2,102	9,532	809	267	846	436	8,634	199	674	143	90	174	31	12	15	366	194,312
Total	156,159	1,561	33,729	8,802	2,375	10,773	897	302	945	492	10,410	246	1,143	255	137	314	47	19	23	426	229,055
Unknown seat positions were removed. These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by Role and Injury
Seat belt	Killed			Injured			No Injury			Total
Seat belt	Driver	Passenger	Other	Driver	Passenger	Other	Driver	Passenger	Other	Total
Shoulder & Lap Belt	153	43	-	23,367	7,582	27	151,676	43,066	248	226,162
Lap Belt Only	1	1	-	34	97	-	107	417	3	660
Shoulder Belt Only	-	-	-	26	11	-	134	49	1	221
Child Safety Seat	-	3	-	-	750	1	12	8,742	30	9,538
None	134	41	-	1,589	857	76	7,985	1,652	857	13,191
Total	288	88	-	25,016	9,297	104	159,914	53,926	1,139	249,772
A role of Other is either an occupant of motor vehicle not in transport or a pedestrian (non-occupant). These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by Age Group and Injury Severity
Age Group	Fatal Injury		Suspected Serious Injury		Suspected Minor Injury		Possible Injury		No Apparent Injury		Total
Age Group	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Total
0-4	2	-	10	2	138	9	377	16	6,765	145	7,464
5-14	5	1	43	14	486	50	988	48	11,452	246	13,333
15-24	33	40	353	199	3,196	420	4,065	262	50,767	1,666	61,001
25-34	31	47	285	141	2,252	260	3,243	213	36,784	1,421	44,677
35-44	15	27	175	77	1,593	147	2,601	107	26,945	853	32,540
45-54	21	21	204	47	1,511	115	2,583	72	25,320	679	30,573
55-64	28	18	174	39	1,333	76	2,342	59	22,954	477	27,500
65-74	23	6	119	20	830	44	1,343	25	13,891	292	16,593
75-84	24	11	82	11	512	17	589	7	6,672	166	8,091
85+	19	4	37	1	179	8	198	3	2,243	59	2,751
Unknown	-	-	3	1	8	4	43	8	692	4,490	5,249
Total	201	175	1,485	552	12,038	1,150	18,372	820	204,485	10,494	249,772
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by County and Injury
County	Killed		Injured		No Injury		Total
County	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Total
Adams	-	1	130	9	437	49	626
Ashland	1	-	38	6	467	18	530
Barron	2	2	231	24	1,274	43	1,576
Bayfield	1	1	59	11	403	20	495
Brown	6	9	1,110	81	6,605	251	8,062
Buffalo	-	-	47	6	349	18	420
Burnett	3	2	61	13	300	26	405
Calumet	-	4	177	16	1,352	48	1,597
Chippewa	6	6	233	23	1,786	76	2,130
Clark	5	3	123	19	610	32	792
Columbia	4	-	313	22	1,962	90	2,391
Crawford	-	-	65	8	443	15	531
Dane	12	6	2,765	150	20,144	840	23,917
Dodge	5	10	346	45	1,925	107	2,438
Door	-	-	122	15	1,119	41	1,297
Douglas	-	1	152	14	1,351	66	1,584
Dunn	6	1	207	19	1,242	46	1,521
Eau Claire	1	-	550	33	4,465	214	5,263
Florence	-	-	17	1	133	7	158
Fond du Lac	8	1	584	52	3,763	157	4,565
Forest	-	1	22	7	176	11	217
Grant	3	2	222	26	1,462	55	1,770
Green	4	-	190	22	835	34	1,085
Green Lake	-	-	85	10	556	18	669
Iowa	1	2	116	9	531	28	687
Iron	-	-	17	2	87	8	114
Jackson	3	2	88	10	632	40	775
Jefferson	7	5	315	19	2,502	102	2,950
Juneau	3	1	108	13	1,067	47	1,239
Kenosha	4	6	1,466	84	7,061	310	8,931
Kewaunee	1	1	73	6	564	26	671
La Crosse	7	2	660	28	5,703	260	6,660
Lafayette	3	1	58	12	549	21	644
Langlade	-	1	89	14	682	23	809
Lincoln	2	2	128	13	1,025	55	1,225
Manitowoc	1	4	413	42	3,167	145	3,772
Marathon	8	1	605	40	5,067	185	5,906
Marinette	-	-	181	15	1,292	55	1,543
Marquette	2	2	78	18	476	14	590
Menominee	-	-	5	2	14	1	22
Milwaukee	14	24	7,364	642	39,316	3,421	50,781
Monroe	2	4	215	17	1,588	64	1,890
Oconto	-	4	127	20	1,072	15	1,238
Oneida	-	1	146	10	1,322	69	1,548
Outagamie	4	2	992	50	7,104	219	8,371
Ozaukee	2	1	326	10	2,354	90	2,783
Pepin	-	-	28	1	143	5	177
Pierce	4	1	103	13	709	48	878
Polk	2	4	166	21	853	28	1,074
Portage	3	1	340	28	2,276	94	2,742
Price	1	-	49	11	227	7	295
Racine	4	4	1,535	90	7,711	457	9,801
Richland	-	-	72	8	585	25	690
Rock	4	5	1,055	81	6,637	410	8,192
Rusk	-	1	47	6	260	15	329
Sauk	4	-	438	48	3,139	149	3,778
Sawyer	-	1	54	8	378	31	472
Shawano	12	3	213	34	1,688	62	2,012
Sheboygan	5	4	491	37	3,688	164	4,389
St. Croix	2	1	416	22	3,204	96	3,741
Taylor	-	1	84	14	509	22	630
Trempealeau	1	-	101	11	548	34	695
Vernon	-	2	119	9	941	24	1,095
Vilas	1	-	97	21	652	59	830
Walworth	11	7	432	53	2,765	179	3,447
Washburn	-	2	81	7	451	17	558
Washington	1	1	701	48	5,055	215	6,021
Waukesha	4	9	2,110	93	14,265	469	16,950
Waupaca	3	3	197	30	1,683	57	1,973
Waushara	2	3	90	18	798	32	943
Winnebago	4	3	1,179	71	6,986	232	8,475
Wood	2	3	278	31	2,000	83	2,397
Total	201	175	31,895	2,522	204,485	10,494	249,772
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Air Bag Deployment by Manner of Collision and Injury
Manner of Collision	Other			Total
Manner of Collision	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
Front To Front	81	2,100	5,654	7,835
Front To Rear	13	10,576	66,811	77,400
Front To Side	101	11,266	47,571	58,938
No Coll W/Veh In Transport	169	7,958	52,206	60,333
Other	2	147	1,726	1,875
Rear To Rear	-	73	2,648	2,721
Rear To Side	-	200	7,920	8,120
Sideswipe/Opposite Direction	6	593	4,450	5,049
Sideswipe/Same Direction	4	1,482	25,520	27,006
Unknown	-	22	473	495
Total	376	34,417	214,979	249,772
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by if Ejected from the Vehicle and Injury
Seat belt status	Killed			Injured			No Injury			Total
Seat belt status	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Totally Ejected	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Totally Ejected	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Totally Ejected	Total
Worn	193	3	3	31,691	18	25	182,451	4	3	214,391
Not Worn	107	12	50	1,972	29	166	1,972	1	6	4,315
Total	300	15	53	33,663	47	191	184,423	5	9	218,706
For definition of ejection types, see Glossary. These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Path of Ejection by Seat Belt Use and Injury
Ejectionn path	Worn			Not Worn			Total
Ejectionn path	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
Other Path (E.G., Back Of Pickup Truck, Trailer)	-	1	-	-	9	1	11
Through Back Window	-	4	-	2	8	-	14
Through Roof Opening (Sun Roof/Convertible Top Down)	1	3	-	1	4	-	9
Through Side Door Opening	2	13	3	13	35	3	69
Through Side Window	-	10	-	22	71	3	106
Through Windshield	1	1	-	6	12	-	20
Unknown	2	7	2	17	54	-	82
Total	6	39	5	61	193	7	311
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Entrapment/Extrication by Seat Belt Use and Injury
Extricated status	Worn			Not Worn			Total
Extricated status	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
Not Trapped	55	30,501	182,189	78	1,967	1,911	216,701
Trapped/Extricated	109	1,078	153	71	178	8	1,597
Trapped/Not Extricated	35	166	88	22	23	3	337
Total	199	31,745	182,430	171	2,168	1,922	218,635
For definition of entrapment/extrication types, see Glossary. If the person was killed, Trapped/Not Extricated indicates the person died in the vehicle. These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

8.2 Commercial Motor Vehicles: Seat Belt Use

Note

Commercial motor vehicles are made up of straight trucks and truck tractors - including trailers not attached and trailers attached.

Seat Belt Use by Role and Injury
Seat belt	Killed			Injured			No Injury			Total
Seat belt	Driver	Passenger	Other	Driver	Passenger	Other	Driver	Passenger	Other	Total
Shoulder & Lap Belt	3	1	-	332	26	2	6,016	458	14	6,852
Lap Belt Only	-	-	-	3	1	-	28	10	1	43
Shoulder Belt Only	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	-	6
Child Safety Seat	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	7	-	8
None	1	-	-	31	9	8	261	68	168	546
Total	4	1	-	366	37	10	6,310	544	183	7,455
A role of Other is either an occupant of motor vehicle not in transport or a pedestrian (non-occupant). These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by Age Group and Injury Severity
Age Group	Fatal Injury		Suspected Serious Injury		Suspected Minor Injury		Possible Injury		No Apparent Injury		Total
Age Group	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Worn	Not Worn	Total
0-4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	5	2	8
5-14	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	21	-	23
15-24	-	-	2	-	16	4	11	1	457	27	518
25-34	-	-	4	-	23	7	28	5	1,197	58	1,322
35-44	-	-	3	2	38	3	34	2	1,283	74	1,439
45-54	1	-	8	3	50	3	36	3	1,638	100	1,842
55-64	1	1	6	2	45	4	34	3	1,487	69	1,652
65-74	-	-	1	1	14	-	7	3	383	20	429
75-84	1	-	-	1	2	-	2	-	58	2	66
85+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	145	154
Total	4	1	24	9	188	22	153	17	6,540	497	7,455
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Seat Belt Use by if Ejected from the Vehicle and Injury
Seat belt status	Killed		Injured			No Injury	Total
Seat belt status	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Totally Ejected	Not Ejected	Total
Worn	3	1	360	1	1	6,239	6,605
Not Worn	1	-	37	1	1	98	138
Total	4	1	397	2	2	6,337	6,743
For definition of ejection types, see Glossary. These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Path of Ejection by Seat Belt Use and Injury
Ejectionn path	Worn			Not Worn			Total
Ejectionn path	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Through Side Door Opening	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Through Side Window	-	1	-	-	1	-	2
Through Windshield	-	1	-	-	1	-	2
Total	1	2	-	-	2	-	5
These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

Entrapment/Extrication by Seat Belt Use and Injury
Extricated status	Worn			Not Worn			Total
Extricated status	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
Not Trapped	-	334	6,223	-	30	94	6,681
Trapped/Extricated	4	24	5	-	7	1	41
Trapped/Not Extricated	-	5	3	1	-	-	9
Total	4	363	6,231	1	37	95	6,731
For definition of entrapment/extrication types, see Glossary. If the person was killed, Trapped/Not Extricated indicates the person died in the vehicle. These tables count occupants for whom seat belt use was recorded on the crash report form and whose role was not unknown. Caution: Safety equipment use for many occupants was self-reported. Therefore, these figures may overstate actual use of safety equipment.

8.3 Pedestrians: Safety Equipment Use

What a Pedestrian was Wearing by Injury Severity
Item	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
Helmet	-	2	3	1	-	6
Lighting	-	1	2	-	-	3
None	43	249	624	323	78	1,317
Other	4	3	29	16	7	59
Reflective Clothing (Jacket, Backpack, Etc)	2	3	8	7	1	21
Total	49	258	666	347	86	1,406

8.4 Bicyclists: Safety Equipment Use

What a Bicyclist was Wearing by Injury Severity
Item	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
Helmet	2	26	154	38	15	235
Lighting	1	3	15	4	6	29
None	5	41	348	154	46	594
Other	-	1	14	8	1	24
Protective Pads Used (Elbow, Kneeds, Shin, Etc)	-	-	4	1	-	5
Reflective Clothing (Jacket, Backpack, Etc)	-	3	13	3	3	22
Total	8	74	548	208	71	909

8.5 Motorcyclists: Helmet and Protective Gear Use

Note

Moped users are not counted as a motorcyclist. Motorcyclists includes both drivers and passengers.

Helmet Use by Role and Injury Severity
Helmet Status	Fatal Injury		Suspected Serious Injury		Suspected Minor Injury		Possible Injury		No Apparent Injury		Total
Helmet Status	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Total
Helmet Not Worn	41	4	325	55	494	63	97	13	175	27	1,294
Helmet Worn	25	2	199	21	447	34	131	7	171	15	1,052
Total	66	6	524	76	941	97	228	20	346	42	2,346
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

Helmet Use by Age Group and Injury Severity
Age Group	Fatal Injury		Suspected Serious Injury		Suspected Minor Injury		Possible Injury		No Apparent Injury		Total
Age Group	Helmet Not Worn	Helmet Worn	Helmet Not Worn	Helmet Worn	Helmet Not Worn	Helmet Worn	Helmet Not Worn	Helmet Worn	Helmet Not Worn	Helmet Worn	Total
0-4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
5-14	-	-	2	1	3	4	-	-	-	1	11
15-24	5	5	31	43	71	136	9	38	18	44	400
25-34	3	10	64	42	103	99	22	32	40	41	456
35-44	10	2	74	28	107	54	23	14	32	24	368
45-54	11	-	88	42	131	66	30	24	58	28	478
55-64	12	6	87	42	101	74	21	21	43	31	438
65-74	4	4	27	18	37	40	4	6	6	13	159
75-84	-	-	6	4	3	5	1	3	1	1	24
85+	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Unknown	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	4	2	10
Total	45	27	380	220	557	481	110	138	202	186	2,346
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

Type of Helmet when Worn by Injury Severity
Helmet Type	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
Full-Face	18	144	370	105	129	766
Half	2	36	64	18	24	144
Three-Quarter	7	40	47	15	33	142
Total	27	220	481	138	186	1,052
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

DOT Compliant Helmet when Worn by Injury Severity
Helmet Type	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
Approved	18	166	369	106	148	807
Non Approved	-	1	2	1	-	4
Unknown	9	53	110	31	38	241
Total	27	220	481	138	186	1,052
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

Tint Compliant of Helmet when Worn by Injury Severity
Helmet Type	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
No	-	5	28	12	15	60
Unknown	16	124	256	63	86	545
Yes	11	91	197	63	85	447
Total	27	220	481	138	186	1,052
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

Protective Gear Worn by Injury Severity
Protective Gear	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
Boots	23	196	377	98	186	880
Gloves	18	122	227	78	127	572
Jacket	26	222	385	118	191	942
Long Pants	46	314	588	150	254	1,352
None	15	199	307	68	85	674
Reflective	-	8	33	19	18	78
Unknown	7	66	93	23	65	254
A motorcyclist may wear one or more protective gear.

Eye Protection Worn by Injury Severity
Eye Protection	Helmet Not Worn					Helmet Worn					Total
Eye Protection	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Fatal Injury	Suspected Serious Injury	Suspected Minor Injury	Possible Injury	No Apparent Injury	Total
No	4	69	96	25	31	1	11	20	5	7	269
Unknown	12	91	91	14	14	8	27	53	16	13	339
Yes: Windshield	5	30	43	5	10	3	40	92	25	37	290
Yes: Worn	20	146	260	53	114	13	112	217	65	89	1,089
Yes: Worn and Windshield	4	44	67	13	33	2	30	99	27	40	359
Total	45	380	557	110	202	27	220	481	138	186	2,346
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.

Type of Helmet when Worn by Role and Injury Severity
Helmet Type	Fatal Injury		Suspected Serious Injury		Suspected Minor Injury		Possible Injury		No Apparent Injury		Total
Helmet Type	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Driver	Passenger	Total
Full-Face	16	2	135	9	345	25	100	5	123	6	766
Half	2	-	31	5	59	5	17	1	20	4	144
Three-Quarter	7	-	33	7	43	4	14	1	28	5	142
Total	25	2	199	21	447	34	131	7	171	15	1,052
These numbers include only motorcyclists whose helmet use was reported on the crash report form. Helmet use is often self-reported and may not reflect actual use.