Report: Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers—2015™

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Employers pay for crashes that happen both on and off the job.

THE COST OF CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS

47 billion47 billion- split

SEE TABLE 2 IN THE COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS—2015™

CRASHES COST EMPLOYERS WHENEVER THEY OCCUR

Lost work days

lost work dayslost work division

SEE TABLE 1 IN THE COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS—2015™

Road safety programs help employers control costs and can make roads safer for everyone.

Driver behavior has a direct effect on employer crash costs

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Speeding

$8.4

Billion

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Distracted driving

$8.2

Billion

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Alcohol

$6

Billion

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Not wearing seat belt

$4.9

Billion

SEE TABLES 9, 8, 7 AND 5 IN THE COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS—2015™

According to NHTSA, for front-seat occupants, wearing a seat belt reduces risk of serious injury or death by about 50%.

THE COST OF A CRASH BY SEVERITY

A fatal crash is 10X more costly on average than a non-fatal injury, which is 10X more costly on average than a property damage only (PDO) crash.

$671,515

Fatality

$64,981

Non-fatal injury

$5,890

Property damage only (PDO)

Wearing a seat belt could be the difference between a fatal crash and one resulting in a non-fatal injury

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Wearing a seat belt could turn a crash with a non-fatal injury into a PDO crash

SEE TABLE 4 IN THE COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS—2015™

Wearing a seat belt saves lives, reduces injuries and is good business, too.

Report: Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers—2015™

Use this report to develop a business case to justify investments in a road safety program for occupational fleet drivers and all employees.

 

fleet drivers and all employees

This report was developed for NETS by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help employers calculate the costs of crashes to their businesses.

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Using the report to calculate your costs of crashes

A fleet of 1,000 vehicles averages costs of $1,178,000 per year for property damage alone.

*PER Element Financial (formerly PHH), 20% OF A FLEET IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ANNUALLY

A single non-fatal injury crash has an average cost of $64,981.

SEE TABLE 4 IN THE COST OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES TO EMPLOYERS—2015™

Investing in road safety can reduce your crash rate by 50% or more.

Property damage only costs for a fleet of 1,000 vehicles

Pre-fleet safety
investment cost1		 Portion of fleet
involved in a collision		 Post-fleet safety
investment cost		 Potential
annual savings
NETS Member A4 $1,178,000 10% $589,0002 $589,000
NETS Member B4 $1,178,000 6% $353,4003 $824,600

1 1000 vehicles x 0.2 x $5890 (PDO costs per vehicle) = $1,178,000
2 1000 x 0.1 x $5890 = $589,000
3 1000 x .06 x $5890 = $353,400
4 Actual examples from the NETS 2014 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS® Fleet Safety Benchmark

Road safety programs can reduce the costs of crashes and can also lower the average number of crashes.

How to develop a road safety program

For all employees

Start with a proven employee-wide seat belt use campaign

2seconds2click.org

  • Low cost, easy to implement
  • Minimal administrative time
  • Only 6 weeks to conduct
  • FREE toolkit with all materials

Case Study

Coca-Cola Refreshments
Bismarck, ND

54%

Seat belt use pre-campaign

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84%

Seat belt use post-campaign

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For fleets

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