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6-5 Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities: 1990–2012

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

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Year Fatalities Percent of all highway fatalities
1990 7,341 16.5
1991 6,644 16.0
1992 6,272 16.0
1993 6,465 16.1
1994 6,291 15.5
1995 6,417 15.3
1996 6,214 14.8
1997 6,135 14.6
1998 5,988 14.4
1999 5,693 13.6
2000 5,456 13.0
2001 5,633 13.3
2002 5,516 12.8
2003 5,403 12.6
2004 5,402 12.6
2005 5,678 13.0
2006 5,567 13.0
2007 5,400 13.1
2008 5,132 13.7
2009 4,737 14.0
2010 4,925 14.9
2011 5,139 15.8
2012 5,469 16.3

Note: Includes pedestrians and riders of nonmotorized bicycles and other pedal-powered vehicles.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, available at www.nhtsa.gov as of September 2014.