Figure 1,,,,,, Pedestrian Fatalities in ,,,,,, Motor Vehicle Crashes: 1975–1999,,,,,, Year,Pedestrian,,,,, 1975,"7,516",,,,, 1976,"7,427",,,,, 1977,"7,732",,,,, 1978,"7,795",,,,, 1979,"8,096",,,,, 1980,"8,070",,,,, 1981,"7,837",,,,, 1982,"7,331",,,,, 1983,"6,826",,,,, 1984,"7,025",,,,, 1985,"6,808",,,,, 1986,"6,779" 1987,"6,745" 1988,"6,870" 1989,"6,556" 1990,"6,482" 1991,"5,801" 1992,"5,549" 1993,"5,649" 1994,"5,489" 1995,"5,584" 1996,"5,449" 1997,"5,321" 1998,"5,220" 1999,"4,906" "SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic ", "Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998 (Washington, DC: 1999). " "____. Traffic Safety Facts 1999: Pedalcyclists (Washington, DC: 2000). " "____. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database, 1999. "