TABLE 9-2 Highway Fatalities per 100,000 Residents for Selected Vehicle Types: 1992-2002
TABLE 9-2 Highway Fatalities per 100,000 Residents for Selected Vehicle Types: 1992-2002
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| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Light-truck occupants | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Large-truck occupants | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Motorcycle occupants | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
NOTE: 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.
SOURCES: Fatalities-U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002, table 2-1 revised, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of January 2004. 1991- 1999 Population-U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, available at http://www.census.gov, as of June 2003; 2000-2002-USDOC, U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Population Estimates for the United States, available at http://eire.census.gov/popest/data/national/tables/NA-EST2003-01.php as of January 2004.