In 2003, Texas had a total of 3,675 motor vehicle accident related deaths. Speed was considered a contributing factor in 1,509 of these deaths. In the same year, Texas had 2,726 deaths for persons over the age of 5. Of these deaths, 1340 were using some type of restraints, while 1313 wore no restraints and a total of 74 are unknown. For the year of 2003, there were a total of 53 deaths in children fewer than 5 years of age. Of these fatalities, 25 worse restraints, 27 did not and the remaining one was unknown.
There were a total of 323 motorcycle involved deaths due to vehicle accidents in this same year. 111 wore helmets, 207 wore none, and 5 of these were unknown. Of all drunk driving deaths in the United States, Texas is responsible for only 1,269 for the year of 2008. The total accidents for this year in Texas were 3,382 and the drunk driving deaths accounted for 38 percent of all deaths in the state that was auto accident related. In 2006, the drunk driving deaths related to auto accidents was 3,466 total accidents with 39 percent of that number being drunk driving related.
In 2003, there were a total of 3,675 deaths related to auto accidents. 54 percent of these were due to roadway departures while another 18 percent took place in intersections. 13 percent of the remaining accidents involved large vehicles or trucks. 40 percent of the fatalities were car occupants, and 36 percent were those in light trucks. Speed and alcohol were found to be major factors to these accidents, with 41 percent being attributed to these factors. A total of 2 percent of all auto accidents in the entire state are attributed to unlicensed drivers.
The ratio between overall population and auto accidents being what it is, the great state of Texas is ranked 13th in the nation for auto accidents. The worst state in the country for drivers is California. Even though Texas is ranked lower than many, the fact that Texas has almost double the drunk driving accidents and fatalities than most all other states suggests that stricter enforcement laws are needed.
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