TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 22 - Center for ...

In 2000, the fatality rate for vehicle occupants per 100 million vehicle miles are surprisingly similar for passenger
cars and light trucks—1.3 and 1.2 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles, respectively. However, the injury rate
per 100 million vehicle miles is much lower for light trucks (94) than for passenger cars (130).
Table 7.29
Light Vehicle Occupant Safety Data, 1975–2000
1975 1980 1985 1990
Passenger cars
1995 1999 2000
Fatalities 25,929 27,449 23,212 24,092 22,423 20,862 20,492
Injuries (thousands)
a a a
2,376 2,469 2,138 2,052
Vehicle-miles (billions) b 1,030 1,107 1,249 1,427 1,478 1,567 1,582
Rates per 100 million vehicle miles
Fatalities 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3
Injuries
a a a
167 167 136 130
Light trucks (10,000 lbs. or less)
Fatalities 4,856 7,486 6,689 8,601 9,568 11,265 11,418
Injuries (thousands)
a a a
505 722 847 887
Vehicle-miles (billions) b 204 295 389 556 750 903 944
Rates per 100 million vehicle-miles
Fatalities 2.4 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2
Injuries
a a a
91 96 94 94
Source:
U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000, Washington, DC, December
2001, pp. 22, 24.
(Additional resources: www.nhtsa.dot.gov)
a
Data are not available.
b
Vehicle-miles are estimated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and do not match
Federal Highway data.
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