Table 2-17:  Motor Vehicle Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
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","42,836","(R) 43,510","42,642"
Injured personsE,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","2,575,000"
CrashesE,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","5,973,000"
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","2,964,788","(R) 2,989,430","3,014,116"
Rates per 100 million vehicle-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,5.1,5.3,4.7,3.4,3.3,2.5,2.1,1.9,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.7,1.6,1.6,1.6,1.5,1.5,1.5,1.5,1.4,(R) 1.5,1.4
Injured personsE,N,N,N,N,N,N,151,143,137,137,139,143,140,131,121,120,116,108,102,100,94,(R) 90,85
CrashesE,N,N,N,N,N,N,302,282,267,266,276,277,272,259,241,233,233,226,221,219,208,(R) 206,198
KEY:  E = estimated; N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Fatalities:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-70: Estimated by U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from data supplied by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, and individual state accident reports (adjusted to 30-day deaths). Fatalities data prior to 1975 have been adjusted to reflect the Fatality Analysis Reporting System's definition of a fatal crash as one that involves a motor vehicle on a trafficway, which results in the death of a vehicle occupant or a nonmotorist within 30 days of the crash.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975-2006:  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2006, DOT HS 809 919 (Washington, DC: December 2006), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Injured persons: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2001: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2002, DOT HS 809 620 (Washington, DC: January 2004), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2002-06:  Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2006, DOT HS 809 919 (Washington, DC: December 2006), table 2.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Crashes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2006: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2006, DOT HS 809 919 (Washington, DC: December 2006), table 1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-65:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vehicle-miles:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), table VM1, and similar tables in earlier editions. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Fatality, injury, and crash rates:",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Calculated by U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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