"Table 3: Holiday Person Trips, Person Miles of Travel, and Fatalities",,,,,,,,
(Numbers are in thousands),,,,,,,,
Trip Characteristics,All Year,,Thanksgiving,,Christmas,,New Year's,
,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Person trips (thousands),"1,001,319",100,"31,587",100,"31,194",100,"20,687",100
Personal use vehicle,"813,858",81.3,"26,259",83.1,"25,985",83.3,"16,318",78.9
Commercial Airplane,"155,936",15.6,"4,803",15.2,"4,848",15.5,"3,828",18.5
Personal miles (millions),"826,804",100,"27,766",100,"28,411",100,"24,946",100
Fatalities (1),"41,798",100,527(2),100,357(3),100,392(3),100
Alcohol-related fatalities(1),"17,274",41.3,275(2),52.2,167(3),46.7,188(3),48
Fatalities per 100 million person miles of travel,9.3,N/A,3.9,N/A,3.4,N/A,4.6,N/A
Alcohol related fatalities per 100 million person miles of travel,413,N/A,2.1,N/A,1.6,N/A,2.2,N/A
"1. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts, 1995 (Washington DC: 1996).",,,,,,,,
2. Based on a 4 1/2-day period; person-trips are adjusted to a 4 1/2 day period to match the NHTSA fatality data.,,,,,,,,
3. Based on a 3 1/2 day period; person-trips are adjusted to a 3 1/2 day period to match the NHTSA fatality data,,,,,,,,
Note: Data in this table is are based on travelers who departed and/or returned in the five-day period surrounding each holiday. Thanksgiving is defined as the Wednesday before through the Sunday after the holiday. Christmas and New Year's are defined as the period from two days before the holiday to two days after.,,,,,,,,