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

Table 21. Bus Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2008

Year

Injury Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Persons Injured

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Buses
Registered

1988

15,000

15,000

30,000

5,475

274.8

279.6

556.0

615,669

1989

14,000

14,000

26,000

5,670

241.3

250.2

465.6

625,040

1990

14,000

15,000

43,000

5,726

246.9

256.4

748.0

626,987

1991

15,000

15,000

34,000

5,750

256.5

263.4

583.3

631,279

1992

14,000

14,000

32,000

5,778

247.2

249.8

553.4

644,732

1993

14,000

14,000

29,000

6,125

227.6

229.9

479.5

654,432

1994

14,000

14,000

29,000

6,409

215.7

216.5

449.5

670,423

1995

14,000

14,000

32,000

6,420

224.6

225.0

505.5

685,503

1996

15,000

15,000

33,000

6,563

231.9

232.3

509.3

694,781

1997

12,000

13,000

27,000

6,842

181.8

183.8

399.1

697,548

1998

13,000

13,000

30,000

7,007

181.2

181.9

426.5

715,540

1999

14,000

14,000

36,000

7,662

187.2

188.2

464.6

728,777

2000

13,000

13,000

29,000

7,590

169.7

173.2

388.0

746,125

2001

11,000

12,000

25,000

7,077

162.5

163.1

359.8

749,548

2002

13,000

13,000

30,000

6,845

184.3

184.6

434.1

760,717

2003

14,000

14,000

31,000

6,783

202.3

203.9

453.9

776,550

2004

13,000

13,000

29,000

6,801

188.1

189.3

429.3

795,274

2005

12,000

12,000

23,000

6,980

175.1

175.6

335.9

807,053

2006

11,000

11,000

21,000

6,783

156.7

157.5

310.1

821,959

2007

11,000

11,000

24,000

6,980

157.6

157.6

343.8

834,436

2008

11,000

11,000

24,000

7,114

153.1

153.1

343.0

843,308

Notes:  “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. 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. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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