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Figure 6-5 Fatalities Rate by Age and Sex: 1990 and 2013

SOURCES: Fatality Data: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov as of March 2015. Population Data: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, available...

Figure 6-3 Highway Crash Fatalities: 2013

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at www.fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of March 2015.

Box 6-B Fatality Reporting

There are two major sources for national reporting of transportation fatalities, most notably for highway fatalities—the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation...

Chapter 6: Transportation Safety

Box 6-A Fatality Definition by Mode Box 6-B Fatality Reporting Box 6-C Drones Pose New Aviation Threat Box 6-D Close Call Data Program Figure 6-1 Licensed Drivers, Resident Population, Highway Fatalities, Highway Vehicle-miles Travelled (VMT): 2000-2013 Figure 6-2 Fatality Rates for Select...