National Transportation Report

National Transportation Statistics 2008 - First Quarter Update

Table 2-4: Distribution of Transportation Fatalities by Mode

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

TOTAL of all modes^a 44,084 100.0 44,384 100.0 44,941 100.0 45,299 100.0 45,126 100.0 (R) 44,997 100.0 (R) 45,571 100.0 44,912 100.0

Passenger car occupants 20,862 47.3 20,699 46.6 20,320 45.2 20,569 45.4 19,725 43.7 (R) 19,192 42.7 (R) 18,512 40.6 17,800 39.6

Light-truck occupants 11,265 25.6 11,526 26.0 11,723 26.1 12,274 27.1 12,546 27.8 (R) 12,674 28.2 (R) 13,037 28.6 12,721 28.3

Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles 4,939 11.2 4,763 10.7 4,901 10.9 4,851 10.7 4,774 10.6 (R) 4,675 10.4 (R) 4,892 10.7 4,784 10.7

Motorcyclists 2,483 5.6 2,897 6.5 3,197 7.1 3,270 7.2 3,714 8.2 (R) 4,028 9.0 (R) 4,576 10.0 4,810 10.7

Large-truck occupants 759 1.7 754 1.7 708 1.6 689 1.5 726 1.6 (R) 766 1.7 (R) 804 1.8 805 1.8

Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles 754 1.7 693 1.6 732 1.6 665 1.5 629 1.4 (R) 727 1.6 (R) 786 1.7 773 1.7

Table 2-17: Motor Vehicle Safety Data

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1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Fatalities 36,399 47,089 52,627 44,525 51,091 43,825 44,599 41,508 39,250 40,150 40,716 41,817 42,065 42,013 41,501 41,717 41,945 42,196 43,005 42,884 (R) 42,836 43,443

Injured persons^E N N N N N N 3,230,666 3,096,870 3,069,603 3,149,164 3,265,928 3,465,279 3,483,319 3,347,614 3,192,035 3,236,238 3,188,750 3,032,672 2,926,000 2,889,000 2,788,000 2,699,000

Crashes^E N N N N N N 6,471,202 6,117,359 6,000,310 6,105,915 6,495,988 6,699,415 6,769,583 6,624,149 6,334,573 6,279,036 6,393,624 6,322,896 6,316,000 6,328,000 6,181,000 6,159,000

Vehicle-miles (millions) 718,763 887,811 1,109,724 1,327,664 1,527,295 1,774,827 2,144,362 2,172,050 2,247,151 2,296,378 2,357,588 2,422,696 2,485,848 2,561,695 2,631,522 2,691,056 2,746,925 2,797,287 2,855,508 2,890,450 (R) 2,964,788 2,989,807

Rates per 100 million vehicle-miles

Fatalities 5.1 5.3 4.7 3.4 3.3 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (R) 1.4 1.5

Injured persons^E N N N N N N 151 143 137 137 139 143 140 131 121 120 116 108 102 100 (R) 94 90

Crashes^E N N N N N N 302 282 267 266 276 277 272 259 241 233 233 226 221 219 (R) 208 206

KEY: E = estimated; N = data do not exist; R = revised.

Table 2-20: Occupant and Nonmotorist Fatalities in Crashes by Number of Vehicles and Alcohol Involvement (AI)

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1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal AI Fatal Al

TOTAL fatalities 43,825 23,167 44,599 22,587 41,508 20,159 39,250 18,290 40,150 17,908 40,716 17,308 41,817 17,732 42,065 17,749 42,013 16,711 41,501 16,673 41,717 16,572 41,945 17,380 42,196 17,400 43,005 17,524 42,884 17,013 42,836 16,694 43,510 17,590 42,642 17,602

AI as a percent of total fatalities 53% 51% 49% 47% 45% 43% 42% 42% 40% 40% 40% 41% 41% 41% 40% 39% 40% 41%

Motorist fatalities, TOTAL 36,043 19,271 37,134 18,953 34,740 16,917 32,880 15,301 33,574 14,857 34,318 14,437 35,291 14,796 35,695 14,830 35,725 14,051 35,382 13,896 35,875 13,958 36,348 14,834 36,440 14,708 37,375 14,954 37,132 14,476 37,142 14,195 37,594 14,370 U U

Single-vehicle crashes 17,130 10,882 18,159 11,162 17,280 10,208 15,958 9,045 15,932 8,761 15,997 8,330 16,732 8,868 16,723 8,781 16,529 8,244 16,666 8,417 17,075 8,516 17,471 8,964 17,753 8,973 18,600 9,238 18,175 8,939 18,288 8,808 18,806 9,016 U U

Two-vehicle crashes 16,467 7,296 16,262 6,676 15,025 5,821 14,449 5,341 15,161 5,205 15,664 5,219 15,744 5,017 15,935 5,084 16,218 4,904 15,742 4,638 15,726 4,562 15,758 4,854 15,618 4,739 15,628 4,744 15,795 4,606 15,737 4,492 15,649 4,449 U U

More than two-vehicle crashes 2,446 1,093 2,713 1,115 2,435 888 2,473 916 2,481 891 2,657 888 2,815 911 3,037 965 2,978 904 2,974 841 3,074 880 3,119 1,016 3,069 996 3,147 972 3,162 931 3,117 896 3,139 905 U U

Nonmotorist fatalities, TOTAL 7,782 3,897 7,465 3,636 6,768 3,241 6,370 2,989 6,576 3,051 6,398 2,871 6,526 2,936 6,368 2,919 6,288 2,660 6,119 2,777 5,842 2,613 5,597 2,546 5,756 2,693 5,630 2,571 5,511 2,538 5,494 2,499 5,849 2,516 U U

Pedestrians fatalities, total 6,808 3,575 6,482 3,264 5,801 2,891 5,549 2,721 5,649 2,735 5,489 2,578 5,584 2,607 5,449 2,593 5,321 2,350 5,228 2,463 4,939 2,314 4,763 2,254 4,901 2,371 4,851 2,292 4,749 2,253 4,641 2,211 4,881 2,180 U U

Pedestrians, single-vehicle crashes 6,342 3,278 5,990 2,966 5,302 2,588 5,099 2,454 5,180 2,464 5,027 2,308 5,110 2,364 5,024 2,358 4,876 2,112 4,801 2,228 4,516 2,074 4,340 2,015 4,480 2,123 4,445 2,069 4,292 2,014 4,207 1,976 4,443 1,946 U U

Pedestrians, multiple-vehicle crashes 466 297 492 298 499 303 450 267 469 271 462 270 474 243 425 235 445 239 427 235 423 240 423 239 421 248 406 223 457 239 434 234 438 234 U U

Pedalcyclists fatalities, total 890 284 859 315 843 305 723 228 816 279 802 262 833 290 765 265 814 252 760 268 754 270 693 246 732 283 665 243 622 239 725 249 784 282 U U

Pedalcyclists, single-vehicle crashes 864 271 832 301 815 296 690 211 792 264 781 252 807 279 739 253 788 244 736 259 718 253 668 236 709 271 628 229 589 220 697 237 755 268 U U

Pedalcyclists, multiple-vehicle crashes 26 13 27 14 28 9 33 17 24 15 21 10 26 11 26 12 26 8 24 9 36 17 25 10 23 12 37 14 33 19 28 11 29 14 U U

Others / unknown 84 38 124 57 124 45 98 39 111 37 107 31 109 39 154 61 153 58 131 47 149 29 141 46 123 39 114 36 140 46 128 39 184 54 U U

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