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Table 20. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2008
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Year
|
Fatal Crashes
|
Vehicles Involved
|
Occupant Fatalities
|
Total Fatalities
|
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Buses Registered
|
|
323
|
327
|
53
|
348
|
6,055
|
5.33
|
5.40
|
5.75
|
462,156
|
|
318
|
319
|
73
|
390
|
6,258
|
5.08
|
5.10
|
6.23
|
478,339
|
|
321
|
321
|
42
|
354
|
5,823
|
5.51
|
5.51
|
6.08
|
490,761
|
|
370
|
372
|
41
|
412
|
5,885
|
6.29
|
6.32
|
7.00
|
505,354
|
|
344
|
347
|
39
|
376
|
5,947
|
5.78
|
5.83
|
6.32
|
526,765
|
|
329
|
330
|
46
|
390
|
6,059
|
5.43
|
5.45
|
6.44
|
528,789
|
|
340
|
342
|
56
|
393
|
6,241
|
5.45
|
5.48
|
6.30
|
543,984
|
|
288
|
289
|
35
|
323
|
5,823
|
4.95
|
4.96
|
5.55
|
559,200
|
|
305
|
307
|
53
|
366
|
5,199
|
5.87
|
5.90
|
7.04
|
582,884
|
|
319
|
320
|
46
|
374
|
4,640
|
6.88
|
6.90
|
8.06
|
583,671
|
|
337
|
337
|
57
|
398
|
4,478
|
7.53
|
7.53
|
8.89
|
593,485
|
|
284
|
286
|
39
|
337
|
4,717
|
6.02
|
6.06
|
7.14
|
593,853
|
|
353
|
353
|
51
|
409
|
5,330
|
6.62
|
6.62
|
7.67
|
602,055
|
|
284
|
287
|
54
|
341
|
5,475
|
5.19
|
5.24
|
6.23
|
615,669
|
|
309
|
311
|
50
|
366
|
5,670
|
5.45
|
5.49
|
6.46
|
625,040
|
|
286
|
289
|
32
|
340
|
5,726
|
4.99
|
5.05
|
5.94
|
626,987
|
|
271
|
274
|
31
|
304
|
5,750
|
4.71
|
4.77
|
5.29
|
631,279
|
|
283
|
285
|
28
|
316
|
5,778
|
4.90
|
4.93
|
5.47
|
644,732
|
|
262
|
263
|
18
|
286
|
6,125
|
4.28
|
4.29
|
4.67
|
654,432
|
|
256
|
258
|
18
|
286
|
6,409
|
3.99
|
4.03
|
4.46
|
670,423
|
|
271
|
271
|
33
|
311
|
6,420
|
4.22
|
4.22
|
4.84
|
685,503
|
|
324
|
326
|
21
|
367
|
6,563
|
4.94
|
4.97
|
5.59
|
694,781
|
|
295
|
297
|
18
|
339
|
6,842
|
4.31
|
4.34
|
4.95
|
697,548
|
|
288
|
289
|
38
|
329
|
7,007
|
4.11
|
4.12
|
4.70
|
715,540
|
|
313
|
319
|
59
|
373
|
7,662
|
4.09
|
4.16
|
4.87
|
728,777
|
|
323
|
325
|
22
|
357
|
7,590
|
4.26
|
4.28
|
4.70
|
746,125
|
|
289
|
292
|
34
|
331
|
7,077
|
4.08
|
4.13
|
4.68
|
749,548
|
|
274
|
274
|
45
|
331
|
6,845
|
4.00
|
4.00
|
4.84
|
760,717
|
|
288
|
291
|
41
|
337
|
6,783
|
4.25
|
4.29
|
4.97
|
776,550
|
|
276
|
279
|
42
|
315
|
6,801
|
4.06
|
4.10
|
4.63
|
795,274
|
|
278
|
280
|
58
|
340
|
6,980
|
3.98
|
4.01
|
4.87
|
807,053
|
|
303
|
305
|
27
|
337
|
6,783
|
4.47
|
4.50
|
4.97
|
821,959
|
|
280
|
281
|
36
|
325
|
6,980
|
4.01
|
4.03
|
4.66
|
834,436
|
|
247
|
247
|
67
|
307
|
7,114
|
3.47
|
3.47
|
4.32
|
843,308
|
Note: A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10
passengers, not including the driver.
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway
Administration. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System
(FARS).
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