TABLE 3-3 Highway Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles for Selected Vehicle Types: 1993-2003
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 |
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.
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.