TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 20 - Center for ...
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Table 7.23<br />
Occupant Fatalities by Vehicle Type and Nonoccupant Fatalities, 1975-98<br />
Vehicle occupant fatalities by<br />
vehicle type<br />
Passenger car<br />
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998<br />
Subcompact 3,834 7,299 7,993 8,309 6,791 6,618 6,2<strong>20</strong> ’<br />
Compact 614 927 2,635 5,310 6,899 7,288 7,195 n<br />
Intermediate 1,869 3,878 4,391 4,849 4,666 4,670 4,794 a<br />
Full 10,800 11,580 6,586 4,635 3,413 3,417 3,481<br />
a<br />
Unknown 8,812 3,765 1,607 989 654 512 509 n<br />
Total 25,929 27,449 23,212 24,092 22,423 22,505 22,199 21,164<br />
Truck<br />
Light<br />
Large<br />
4,856 7,486 6.689 8,601 9,568 9,932 10,249 10,647<br />
961 1,262 977 705 648 621 723 728<br />
Total 5,817 8,748 7,666 9,306 10,216 10,553 10,972 11,375<br />
Other Vehicles<br />
Motorcycle<br />
Bus<br />
Other/unknown<br />
vehicle type<br />
3,189 5,144 4,564 3,244 2,227 2,161 2,116 2,284<br />
53 46 57 32 33 21 18 36<br />
R937 540 544 460 392 455 4<strong>20</strong> 500<br />
Total R4,179 5,730 5,165 3,736 2,652 2,637 2,554 2,8<strong>20</strong><br />
TOTAL vehicle<br />
occupant fatalities 35,925 41,927 36,043 37,134 35,291 35,695 34,725 35,369<br />
Nonoccupant fatalities<br />
Pedestrian 7,516 8,070 6,808 6,482 5,584 5,449 5,321 5,2<strong>20</strong><br />
Pedalcyclist 1,003 965 890 859 833 765 814 761<br />
Other 81 129 84 124 109 154 153 131<br />
Total 8,600 9,164 7,782 7,465 6,526 6,368 6,288 6,112<br />
TOTAL traffic<br />
fatalities<br />
44,525 51,091 43,825 44,599 41,817 42,065” 42,013 41,471<br />
Source:<br />
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics<br />
1999, Washington, DC 1999, p. 232. [Original source: U.S. DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety<br />
Administration, Fatal Accident Reporting System.] (Additional resources: www.nhtsa.dot.gov)<br />
“Data are not available.<br />
“Includes 2 fatalities that could not be assigned to a category above.<br />
<strong>TRANSPORTATION</strong> <strong>ENERGY</strong><strong>DATA</strong><strong>BOOK</strong>: <strong>EDITION</strong>~O-<strong>20</strong>00<br />
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