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Figure 5-3 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985–2010

YearPassenger car occupantsLight-truck occupantsLarge-truck occupantsMotorcycle ridersGeneral aviationAir carriers (actual and smoothed fatality rates)FatalitiesVMT (millions)Fatality Rate Per 100 million VMTFatalitiesVMT (millions)Fatality Rate per 100 million VMTFatalitiesVMT (millions)Fatality...

Figure 5-3 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985–2010

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NOTES: Not all graph scales are comparable. Air carrier data were smoothed using an exponential smoothing model with a weight of 0.945 to reduce the year-to-year fluctuations. Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks...