Summary of All Reported Accidents in Rural Areas of Texas for Calendar Year 1961 Page: BACK COVER
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TABLE 0 -DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS
Au accident consisting of a series of collisions, overturning, etc., is classified according to the first event1. TWO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS Total Fatal Injury Non- Injury
Entering at angle 4228 93 1089 3046
From same direction -both going straight 334 1 74 259
.2 Some -one turn, one straight 1755 9 302 1444
Some -one stopped 636 1 135 500
Some -all others 151 0 16 13
From opposite direction -both going straight 128 42 82
Same-one left turn, one straight 654 19 225 410
Some -oil others 77 2 10 65
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 7963 129 1893 5941
2. TWO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS Total Fatal Injury Non- Injury
Going in opposite direction - head on 2618 254 857 1507
Going some direction - rear-end 2729 42 801 1886
Some - sideswipe 373 2 53 318
One car parked improper location 531 9 160 362
One car stopped in traffic 587 2 116 469
One car forward from parking 187 4 2 158
- One car backward from parking 283 1 12 2701
6 One car entering driveway 2216 14 520 1682
One car leaving driveway 8 5 156 737
All others 770 148 619
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 11192 336 80083. PEDESTRIAN Total Ped., Fatal Injury
ACCIDENTS Accidents Total Intersect. Non-int. Total Intersect. Non-int.
Car going straight i383 128 8 120 255 14 241
Car turning right 3 0 0 0 3 1 2
Car turning left 9 1 0 1 4 4
Car backing 12 1 0 1 1 1 10
AllI others 8 0M 3 5 1!
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 215 8 282 21 261
4. ALL OTHER ACCIDENTS Total Fatal Non- Injur
S Collision Non-motor vehicle: train, bicycle, etc. 23 3 16 4
with Fixed object in road 784 4 237 533
Overtrnedinroad ____135 2 54 79
-Z Left road 914 28 370 516
Collision Non-motor vehicle: train, bicycle, etc. 249 52 101 96
aith Fixed object in road 3939 166 1304 2469
Overturned in rood 933 26 351 556
Left At curve 2542 125 1118 1299
road Straight road 4433 176 1695 2562
Fell or jumped from moving vehicle 115 21 93 1
With animal 1886 6 178 1702
All others 1818 18 265 1535
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 17771 637 5782 12Total Pedestrians Killed by Age Pedestrions Injured by Age
S Y ns Total 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 SOn Unk. Total 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 6On. Unk.
Crossing roadway at intersection 30 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 21 1 4 4 1 0 1 7 3 0
Crossing roadway not at intersection 218 53 1 10 2 1 2 8 12 17 0 165 32 61 18 6 3 14 12 12 7
Getting on or off other vehicle 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0
Walking in roadway with traffic 47 20 0 0 0 3 1 2 9 5 0 27 0 0 5 3 2 7 5 4 1
Walkin. in roadway against traffic 22 10 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 12 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 0
Standing in roadway 39 17 1 1 0 1 3 1 3 7 0 22 3 1 0 2 1 8 0 1
Pushing or working on vehicle 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 1 0
Other working in roadway 12 2 0 o 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1
Playing in roadway 26 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 9 8 3 2 0 0 0 00
Other in roadway 24 11 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 13 0 1 0 _? 2 2 2 0
Not in roadway 57 13 0 1 2 0 2 5 2 1 0 44 1 4 2 4 4 16 6 2 5
Action not known 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
TOTAL PEDESTRIANS 505 141 4 15 8 9 13 21 3 35 0 36 4- 81 -T-1 27 15 R-i 27 1MTABLE E - MISCELLANEOUS
TYPE OF VEHICLE Total Fatal Injury Non-Injury
Passenger car 43087 1275 12023 29789
Passenger car & trailer 303 3 60 240
Pass. car & house tIr. 63 0 11 52
Truck 10208 287 2756 7165
Truck & trailer 1082 10 249 82
Truck-tractor & semi tir. 1694 136 473 10851
Truck & house trailer 67 2 9 56
Other truck combinations i6_ 1 0 5
Form tractor 182 7 6 111
Road machinery 34 3 12 19
Bus 61 7 21 33
School bos 217 4 44 1 9
Motorcycle 133 5 100 28
Motor scooter or motor bike 108 6 87 15
Unknown 274 7 30 237
TOTAL VEHICLES 57519 1753 15939 39827
Special Vehicles Included Above
Emergency (including privately owned) 61 1 17 43
Military vehicles 52 23 28
Other publicly owned vehicles 5 11 120 413
RESIDENCE & LICENSE OF DRIVER Total Fatal Injury Non Injury
Texas resident, licensed 45915 1356 12725 31834
Texas resident, not licensed 4593 223 1547 2823
Texas resident, license unknown 2707 32 513 2162
Non-resident, licensed 3183 124 913 2146
.Non-resident, not-licensed 38 2 128 218
Non-resident, license unknown 14 8 105
Unknown 625 11 1 539
TOTALS 1 57519 1753 15939 39827
LIGHT CONDITION Total Fatal Injury Non-Injury
Daylight 21854 559 5848 15447
Dawn 420 20 129 271
Darkness 14084 617 4543 8924
Dusk 983 39 285 659
TOTALS 37341 12351 10805 25301
This year Some Period Some Period Some Period
FORMULAE ESTIMATES to Date 1960 1959 1958
All Accidents 77,805 75,915 842168 81.522
Fatal Accidents 1.235 1,205 1,336 1 294
Injury Accidents 27,170 26.510 29,392 28,468
Non-Injury Accidents 49.400 48,200 53,440 51.7 0
Deaths 1.570 1,524 1,715 1,684
Injuries 4 47,718 52,96 51 242
Economic loss .140,170.000 130,162,000 144,946000 1140,961,000AGE OF DRIVER Total Fatal Injury Non-Injury
15 years & younger 807 23 252 532
16 years 1082 21 274 787
17 years 1705 30 458 1217
18 - 19 years -38E88 106 1126 2 56-
20-24 years 8187 265 2481 5441
25 - 34 years 11976 401 3430 8145
35 - 44 years 9760 353 2816 6591
45 --54 years 7661 252 2138
55-64 years 5147 161 1447 3539
65 - 74 years 2887 98 783 200
75 years & older 897 29 254 614
Unknown 3522 14 48C 3028
TOTAL DRIVERS 57519 1753 15939 39827
VIOLATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT Total Fatal Injury Non-Injury
Speeding--limit 5536 514 2354 2668
Speeding-unsafe 5267 132 1750 3385
Fail to Yield ROW to Vehicle 5675 90 1510 4075
Disregard Stop Sign or light 631 34 218 379
Disregard Stop and Go Signal 86 1 20 6
Disregard Flashing Yellow Signal 8 3 0 5
Improper turn-wide right 343 3 34 306
Improper turn-cut corner on left 168 5 20 143
Improper turn-wrong lane 509 0 71 438
Wrong side-not passing 2591 191 780 1620
Wrong way 1 way road 55 4 25 26
Following too closely 2008 6 413 8
Overtake and pass-insufficient clearance 472 40 155 277
Pass in No Passing Zone 112 11 32 69
Other illegal passing 2915 28 662 2225
No signal or wrong signal of intention 1787 4 321 1462
Improper start from parked position 822 2 70 750
Fail to yield ROW to pedestrian 14 2 12 0
Improper parking 693 13 202 478
Driving under influence (liquor or drugs) 3604 331 1570 1703
Defective Brakes 1167 16 292 859
Defective lights 309 17 117 175
Other Defective equipment 1843 4C 484 1319
Other Violations 858 64 180 614
TOTAL VIOLATIONS 37473 1551 11292 42A630
CUMULATIVE MILEAGE RATES This Year Lost Year Percent change
Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths 1.570 1, 524 + %
Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries (Reported) 18 064 8 + 1
Estimated Motor Vehicle Miles Traveled- 28.756 2781 + 35
Death Rate per 100,000,000 Vehicle Miles 5.5
Injury Rate per 100,000,000 Vehicle Miles 62. 64.0 --2%In Millions
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Texas. Department of Public Safety. Statistical Services. Summary of All Reported Accidents in Rural Areas of Texas for Calendar Year 1961, report, March 15, 1962; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1589034/m1/2/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.