"TABLE 3-3  Highway Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles for Selected Vehicle Types: 1993–2003
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,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003
Passenger car occupants,1.6,1.6,1.6,1.5,1.5,1.4,1.3,1.3,1.2,1.2,1.2
Light-truck occupants,1.1,1.2,1.2,1.2,1.2,1.2,1.3,1.2,1.2,1.3,1.2
Large-truck occupants,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.3,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.3,0.3,0.3
Motorcycle occupants,24.7,22.7,22.7,21.8,21.0,22.3,23.5,27.7,33.2,34.0,38.4
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NOTES: Large trucks are defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), including single-unit trucks and truck tractors. Light trucks are defined as trucks of 10,000 pounds GVWR or less, including pickup trucks, vans, truck-based station wagons, and sport utility vehicles.  Pedestrian and pedalcyclist data are not included because vehicle-mile data are not available.",,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), calculations using the following data: Fatalities—USDOT, BTS, National Transportation Statistics 2004, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of December 2004.  Vehicle-miles—USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statisitics 2003 (Washington, DC: 2004), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,
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