TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 20 - Center for ...

Fatalities
Injuries
Crashes
Vehicle-miles (billions)b
Table 7.24
Light Vehicle Occupant Safety Data, 1975-98
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998
Passenger cars
25,929 27,449 23,212 24,092 22,423 22,505 22,199 21,164
a a a
2,376,OOO 2,469,OOO 2,458,OOO 2,341,OOO 2,201,OOO
a a a
5,560,OOO 5,523,OOO 5,599,OOO 5,537,OOO a
1,030 1,107 1,249 1,427 1,478 1,499 1,528 a
Rates per 100 million vehicle miles
Fatalities
2.5 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 a
Fatalities
Injuries
Crashes
Injuries
Crashes
Vehicle-miles (billions)b
a a a 167 167 164 R153 a
a a a 390 374 374 R355 a
Light trucks (10,000 lbs. or less)
4,856 7,486 6,689 8,601 9,568 9,932 10,249 10,647
a a a
505,000 722,000 761,000 755,000 763,000
a a a
2,152,OOO 2,709,OOO 2,881,OOO 2,901,OOO a
204 295 389 556 750 787 824 a
Rates per 100 million vehicle-miles
Fatalities 2.4 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 a
Injuries
Crashes
a a a 91 96 98 93 a
a a a 387 361 366 352 a
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 1999, Washington, DC 1999,
pp. 233, 235. [Original source: U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatal Accident Reporting System.]
(Additional resources: www.nhtsa.dot.gov)
aData are not available.
“Vehicle-miles are estimated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and do not match Federal Highway data.