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	107	-	28	4	-	5	-	-	1	-	131	-	31	2	-	1	-	-	-	1	311
Injured	17,404	27	4,081	682	127	813	25	7	20	20	1,426	10	401	83	47	107	5	4	1	20	25,310
No Injury	98,653	232	21,151	5,396	1,350	6,430	237	74	243	234	4,546	34	592	146	66	168	6	5	5	81	139,649
Total	116,164	259	25,260	6,082	1,477	7,248	262	81	264	254	6,103	44	1,024	231	113	276	11	9	6	102	165,270
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	104	35	-	17,391	5,409	31	114,296	30,461	240	167,967
Lap Belt Only	1	1	-	20	35	-	77	209	1	344
Shoulder Belt Only	1	-	-	18	8	-	127	43	-	197
Child Safety Seat	1	3	-	2	480	2	5	5,577	15	6,085
None	134	42	1	1,369	680	100	4,504	997	908	8,735
Total	241	81	1	18,800	6,612	133	119,009	37,287	1,164	183,328
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	-	7	2	106	7	237	9	4,310	98	4,778
5-14	6	-	28	18	352	40	632	38	7,507	189	8,810
15-24	29	37	279	151	2,551	350	2,886	212	38,309	963	45,767
25-34	17	50	242	132	1,903	282	2,386	156	27,857	874	33,899
35-44	13	26	175	76	1,294	125	1,814	100	21,089	518	25,230
45-54	23	25	135	39	1,075	85	1,579	49	17,588	337	20,935
55-64	24	15	174	36	1,091	66	1,579	39	17,264	329	20,617
65-74	16	13	98	21	719	33	927	28	10,492	159	12,506
75-84	8	8	64	10	385	14	389	13	4,800	79	5,770
85+	8	3	17	3	122	7	110	2	1,389	25	1,686
Unknown	-	-	-	1	17	-	23	5	446	2,838	3,330
Total	146	177	1,219	489	9,615	1,009	12,562	651	151,051	6,409	183,328
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	1	62	15	349	17	445
Ashland	-	1	23	11	297	15	347
Barron	-	2	185	25	974	39	1,225
Bayfield	2	1	32	8	274	11	328
Brown	3	5	680	55	3,979	123	4,845
Buffalo	-	1	22	5	255	18	301
Burnett	-	2	42	9	207	15	275
Calumet	-	3	153	11	910	28	1,105
Chippewa	3	2	199	28	1,372	58	1,662
Clark	2	4	101	31	575	23	736
Columbia	3	2	227	19	1,735	40	2,026
Crawford	-	1	59	1	353	7	421
Dane	6	8	1,676	123	10,839	509	13,161
Dodge	3	5	340	36	1,812	77	2,273
Door	1	-	97	11	778	19	906
Douglas	1	1	120	15	920	39	1,096
Dunn	4	2	138	14	811	25	994
Eau Claire	2	3	316	28	2,594	69	3,012
Florence	-	-	20	4	46	3	73
Fond du Lac	1	5	411	44	3,024	107	3,592
Forest	-	-	11	10	125	7	153
Grant	-	2	157	16	1,325	35	1,535
Green	1	1	144	14	845	28	1,033
Green Lake	2	1	45	10	403	12	473
Iowa	2	1	82	9	485	17	596
Iron	1	-	20	3	95	3	122
Jackson	-	1	80	9	501	24	615
Jefferson	3	2	239	24	2,258	60	2,586
Juneau	3	1	92	14	672	25	807
Kenosha	6	6	1,014	71	5,614	238	6,949
Kewaunee	2	2	48	9	360	11	432
La Crosse	-	1	464	22	3,584	162	4,233
Lafayette	-	-	46	4	437	19	506
Langlade	-	1	61	-	595	20	677
Lincoln	1	2	106	15	888	29	1,041
Manitowoc	5	-	316	31	2,408	84	2,844
Marathon	4	1	382	28	3,542	95	4,052
Marinette	1	1	134	33	1,078	44	1,291
Marquette	1	-	48	6	292	9	356
Menominee	-	-	1	1	14	1	17
Milwaukee	14	37	6,018	646	31,732	2,157	40,604
Monroe	2	2	196	19	1,337	47	1,603
Oconto	3	3	84	9	566	9	674
Oneida	1	3	149	20	1,029	28	1,230
Outagamie	1	3	689	30	5,022	115	5,860
Ozaukee	2	1	260	10	2,116	64	2,453
Pepin	1	-	25	1	113	3	143
Pierce	3	1	90	12	559	36	701
Polk	7	4	157	24	700	28	920
Portage	-	3	239	13	1,748	49	2,052
Price	1	-	28	5	207	13	254
Racine	5	3	1,109	68	5,742	244	7,171
Richland	-	1	45	12	368	13	439
Rock	5	9	875	72	5,026	253	6,240
Rusk	-	-	36	12	174	17	239
Sauk	2	4	318	16	2,121	64	2,525
Sawyer	3	4	58	6	348	15	434
Shawano	1	2	171	10	1,470	40	1,694
Sheboygan	1	1	365	23	3,221	112	3,723
St. Croix	2	1	321	18	2,936	76	3,354
Taylor	-	1	57	12	442	15	527
Trempealeau	4	1	73	19	522	38	657
Vernon	-	1	71	9	527	17	625
Vilas	-	-	66	15	574	34	689
Walworth	4	2	335	23	2,526	98	2,988
Washburn	-	-	62	2	338	8	410
Washington	1	1	479	43	4,193	102	4,819
Waukesha	6	5	1,352	81	10,001	284	11,729
Waupaca	3	2	154	19	985	41	1,204
Waushara	3	2	92	12	591	14	714
Winnebago	2	4	802	46	4,714	151	5,719
Wood	5	4	227	20	1,478	59	1,793
Total	146	177	23,396	2,149	151,051	6,409	183,328
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	Deployed			Not Deployed			Other			Total
Manner of Collision	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Killed	Injured	No Injury	Total
Front To Front	55	1,297	1,156	5	557	4,530	1	43	198	7,842
Front To Rear	13	1,540	2,589	6	4,726	38,054	3	155	1,344	48,430
Front To Side	56	4,859	6,051	17	3,741	33,271	2	142	1,025	49,164
No Coll W/Veh In Transport	88	3,412	4,205	51	3,169	21,975	14	230	17,531	50,675
Other	2	121	135	-	106	1,521	-	11	130	2,026
Rear To Rear	1	22	26	-	70	2,040	-	10	249	2,418
Rear To Side	1	127	187	-	119	4,955	-	5	277	5,671
Sideswipe/Opposite Direction	6	193	227	1	155	2,269	-	12	170	3,033
Sideswipe/Same Direction	-	214	319	1	475	11,842	-	18	864	13,733
Unknown	-	8	9	-	8	47	-	-	264	336
Total	222	11,793	14,904	81	13,126	120,504	20	626	22,052	183,328
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	137	3	6	23,283	10	12	134,605	4	1	158,061
Not Worn	103	9	62	1,800	23	128	1,662	1	8	3,796
Total	240	12	68	25,083	33	140	136,267	5	9	161,857
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	7	8	16
Through Back Door/Tailgate Opening	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Through Back Window	-	-	-	4	9	-	13
Through Roof Opening (Sun Roof/Convertible Top Down)	-	-	-	8	6	-	14
Through Side Door Opening	5	10	2	6	13	1	37
Through Side Window	1	6	-	17	55	-	79
Through Windshield	-	1	-	6	22	-	29
Unknown	3	5	1	29	38	-	76
Total	9	22	3	71	151	9	265
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	40	22,314	134,339	93	1,761	1,640	160,187
Trapped/Extricated	82	865	169	59	171	6	1,352
Trapped/Not Extricated	21	127	81	22	24	9	284
Total	143	23,306	134,589	174	1,956	1,655	161,823
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	2	-	-	256	20	1	4,858	320	13	5,470
Lap Belt Only	-	-	-	1	-	-	14	3	-	18
Shoulder Belt Only	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5
Child Safety Seat	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	-	11
None	-	-	-	23	9	6	156	39	184	417
Total	2	-	-	280	29	7	5,034	372	197	5,921
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7
5-14	-	-	-	1	3	1	-	-	17	-	22
15-24	-	-	1	3	12	2	7	2	381	30	438
25-34	-	-	4	1	40	3	20	2	1,025	66	1,161
35-44	1	-	4	1	20	1	25	2	968	61	1,083
45-54	-	-	5	-	32	4	19	-	1,215	55	1,330
55-64	1	-	8	2	31	3	26	4	1,220	56	1,351
65-74	-	-	-	-	10	3	5	2	341	10	371
75-84	-	-	1	-	4	1	1	-	41	1	49
85+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	100	108
Total	2	-	23	8	152	18	103	12	5,224	379	5,921
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	Not Ejected	Partially Ejected	Totally Ejected	Not Ejected	Total
Worn	2	273	1	1	4,996	5,273
Not Worn	-	27	-	3	60	90
Total	2	300	1	4	5,056	5,363
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
Through Windshield	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Unknown	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
Total	-	2	-	-	3	-	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	-	246	4,985	-	26	60	5,317
Trapped/Extricated	1	25	4	-	4	-	34
Trapped/Not Extricated	1	6	4	-	1	-	12
Total	2	277	4,993	-	31	60	5,363
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	7	1	1	11
Lighting	-	2	1	1	-	4
None	39	213	452	220	62	986
Other	2	6	11	8	2	29
Protective Pads Used (Elbow, Kneeds, Shin, Etc)	-	1	-	1	-	2
Reflective Clothing (Jacket, Backpack, Etc)	3	7	12	8	-	30
Total	44	231	483	239	65	1,062

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	4	26	89	29	16	164
Lighting	-	6	11	3	3	23
None	8	40	230	83	37	398
Other	-	3	5	3	2	13
Protective Pads Used (Elbow, Kneeds, Shin, Etc)	-	-	-	1	1	2
Reflective Clothing (Jacket, Backpack, Etc)	-	5	12	3	3	23
Total	12	80	347	122	62	623

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	70	11	343	47	444	72	106	10	210	25	1,338
Helmet Worn	31	1	151	22	397	26	104	9	137	11	889
Total	101	12	494	69	841	98	210	19	347	36	2,227
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	-	-	1	2	-	4	-	2	-	1	10
15-24	4	6	36	32	49	109	13	27	18	28	322
25-34	16	13	71	36	124	102	25	26	38	39	490
35-44	14	3	71	24	102	57	25	20	46	14	376
45-54	17	2	105	27	125	60	12	13	56	20	437
55-64	24	3	84	30	79	55	24	14	53	26	392
65-74	6	4	20	17	36	29	14	8	15	16	165
75-84	-	1	2	3	-	6	1	3	-	-	16
85+	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
Unknown	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	9	4	16
Total	81	32	390	173	516	423	116	113	235	148	2,227
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	22	121	298	81	116	638
Half	3	32	69	19	17	140
Three-Quarter	7	20	56	13	15	111
Total	32	173	423	113	148	889
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	22	123	319	91	110	665
Non Approved	-	-	2	-	1	3
Unknown	10	50	102	22	37	221
Total	32	173	423	113	148	889
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	-	4	19	7	9	39
Unknown	23	103	225	60	80	491
Yes	9	66	179	46	59	359
Total	32	173	423	113	148	889
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	39	198	327	91	170	825
Gloves	27	105	207	65	110	514
Jacket	37	196	344	105	187	869
Long Pants	57	299	528	141	218	1,243
None	37	182	279	58	108	664
Reflective	2	10	22	10	14	58
Unknown	7	64	75	20	90	256
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	21	82	117	21	40	-	8	18	7	4	318
Unknown	24	123	69	23	34	7	30	53	9	18	390
Yes: Windshield	6	36	49	5	13	3	27	76	19	22	256
Yes: Worn	22	116	230	53	129	13	74	190	54	74	955
Yes: Worn and Windshield	8	33	51	14	19	9	34	86	24	30	308
Total	81	390	516	116	235	32	173	423	113	148	2,227
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	21	1	115	6	284	14	76	5	111	5	638
Half	3	-	21	11	63	6	17	2	13	4	140
Three-Quarter	7	-	15	5	50	6	11	2	13	2	111
Total	31	1	151	22	397	26	104	9	137	11	889
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.