U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 22. Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
by Roadway Function Class, 1981-2009

Year

Rural

Urban

Total

Interstate

Non-Interstate Principal Arterial

Other

Interstate

Other

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

1981

2.3

1.4

5.3

2.4

7.9

5.3

2.7

1.1

4.5

2.2

4.5

2.7

1982

1.9

1.3

4.5

1.8

8.2

5.2

2.2

0.9

3.8

1.9

4.0

2.3

1983

2.1

1.3

4.1

1.6

8.3

5.0

2.5

0.8

4.0

1.8

4.0

2.2

1984

2.0

1.3

4.1

1.7

8.5

5.2

2.4

0.8

3.9

1.8

4.0

2.2

1985

2.0

1.2

4.1

1.7

8.2

5.0

2.4

0.8

4.0

1.7

4.0

2.1

1986

1.7

1.2

4.1

1.7

7.7

5.3

2.3

0.7

4.1

1.7

3.8

2.1

1987

1.8

1.3

3.7

1.6

7.7

5.3

2.0

0.7

3.9

1.6

3.6

2.1

1988

2.0

1.4

3.3

1.5

7.8

5.3

2.1

0.8

3.6

1.6

3.6

2.0

1989

1.7

1.3

3.2

1.3

7.6

4.9

1.8

0.7

3.3

1.5

3.3

1.9

1990

1.5

1.2

2.8

1.2

7.0

4.8

1.9

0.7

3.3

1.4

3.1

1.8

1991

1.4

1.1

2.6

1.1

5.8

4.4

1.6

0.6

3.0

1.3

2.7

1.7

1992

1.2

1.1

2.5

1.0

5.4

4.2

1.4

0.5

2.6

1.2

2.5

1.5

1993

1.3

1.2

2.5

1.1

5.6

4.4

1.5

0.5

2.6

1.2

2.6

1.5

1994

1.2

1.1

2.8

1.2

5.3

4.3

1.6

0.6

2.5

1.2

2.6

1.5

1995

1.1

1.1

2.5

1.2

4.8

4.4

1.5

0.5

2.5

1.2

2.4

1.6

1996

1.3

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.0

4.2

1.6

0.6

2.3

1.2

2.4

1.5

1997

1.2

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.4

4.1

1.5

0.6

2.3

1.1

2.4

1.5

1998

1.2

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.4

3.9

1.5

0.5

2.1

1.0

2.3

1.4

1999

1.3

1.2

2.6

1.1

5.3

3.8

1.3

0.5

2.0

1.0

2.3

1.4

2000

1.3

1.2

2.3

1.0

5.2

3.7

1.3

0.5

1.9

1.0

2.2

1.4

2001

1.2

1.1

2.3

1.0

4.9

3.7

1.4

0.5

1.9

1.0

2.1

1.3

2002

1.1

1.1

2.0

1.0

4.7

3.8

1.2

0.5

1.8

1.0

2.0

1.3

2003

1.3

1.1

2.3

1.1

4.3

3.7

1.3

0.5

1.7

1.0

2.0

1.3

2004

1.3

1.1

2.3

1.1

4.5

3.8

1.2

0.5

1.7

0.9

2.0

1.3

2005

1.4

1.2

2.1

1.1

4.5

3.8

1.2

0.5

1.9

0.9

2.0

1.3

2006

1.2

1.0

2.3

1.0

4.3

3.7

1.2

0.5

1.8

0.9

2.0

1.2

2007

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.1

3.3

3.7

0.9

0.5

1.1

0.9

1.4

1.2

2008

0.9

1.0

1.4

1.1

3.0

3.4

0.8

0.4

0.9

0.8

1.2

1.1

2009

0.7

0.9

1.4

1.1

2.4

3.0

0.7

0.4

0.7

0.7

1.0

1.0

Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from previously published rates.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

 

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