TABLE 3-5 Injury Rates for Occupants of Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles: 1993-2003
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TABLE 3-5 Injury Rates for Occupants of Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles: 1993-2003
Injuries per 100 million passenger-miles of travel (pmt)
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| Vehicle type | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger car | 102.3 | 105.1 | 108.0 | 105.2 | 98.0 | 89.3 | 85.7 | 80.6 | 75.4 | 68.9 | 66.9 |
| Light truck | 48.0 | 49.7 | 57.5 | 58.7 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 59.1 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 52.5 | 51.4 |
| Motorcycle | 487.8 | 463.3 | 533.4 | 506.6 | 474.1 | 433.0 | 429.4 | 501.2 | 512.2 | 533.5 | 553.9 |
| Large truck | 20.1 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| Bus | 13.1 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
NOTE: Pedestrians and pedalcyclists are not included because pmt 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: Injuries—USDOT, BTS, National Transportation Statistics 2005, table 2-2, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of August 2005. Pmt—USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003 (Washington, DC: 2004).