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<text id=93AC0112> <title> Motor Vehicle Accidents--Number & Deaths:1970-92 </title> <history> Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics Energy & Transportation </history> <article> <source>Time Almanac</source> <hdr> Motor Vehicle Accidents--Number & Deaths: 1970 - 1992 [In thousands, except as indicated.] </hdr> <body> <table> <tblhdr><cell>Item<cell type=n>1970<cell type=n>1975<cell type=n>1980<cell type=n>1985<cell type=n>1990<cell type=n>1991<cell type=n>1992 <row><cell type=a>MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS(Mil.)(1)<cell type=n>16.0<cell type=n>16.5<cell type=n>17.9<cell type=n>19.3<cell type=n>11.5<cell type=n>11.3<cell type=n>10.0 <row><cell>Cars(Mil.)<cell>23.5<cell>22.5<cell>22.8<cell>25.6<cell>14.3<cell>13.7<cell>14.2 <row><cell>Trucks(Mil).<cell>3.2<cell>3.8<cell>5.5<cell>6.1<cell>4.4<cell>4.7<cell>5.3 <row><cell>Motorcycles<cell>305<cell>372<cell>560<cell>480<cell>180<cell>239<cell>208 <row><cell>MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS WITHIN 1 YR.(2)<cell>54.6<cell>45.9<cell>53.2<cell>45.9<cell>46.8<cell>43.5<cell>40.3 <row><cell>Noncollision accidents<cell>15.4<cell>12.7<cell>14.7<cell>12.6<cell>4.8<cell>4.5<cell>4.2 <row><cell>COLLISION ACCIDENTS WITH:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell> <row><cell>Other motor vehicles<cell>23.2<cell>19.5<cell>23.0<cell>19.9<cell>19.8<cell>18.5<cell>17.4 <row><cell>Pedestrians<cell>9.9<cell>8.4<cell>9.7<cell>8.4<cell>7.6<cell>7.0<cell>6.5 <row><cell>Fixed objects<cell>3.8<cell>3.1<cell>3.7<cell>2.7<cell>13.2<cell>12.1<cell>10.9 <row><cell>Deaths within 30 days(3)<cell>52.6<cell>44.5<cell>51.1<cell>43.8<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>39.2 <row><cell>Vehicle occupants<cell>40.6<cell>32.8<cell>36.8<cell>31.5<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>30.5 <row><cell>Pedestrians<cell>9.0<cell>7.5<cell>8.1<cell>6.8<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>5.5 <row><cell>Motorcycles(4)<cell>2.3<cell>3.2<cell>5.1<cell>4.6<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>2.4 <row><cell>Bicyclists<cell>.8<cell>1.0<cell>1.0<cell>.9<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>0.7 <row><cell>TRAFFIC DEATH RATES PER:(3,5)<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell> <row><cell>100,000 resident population<cell>25.8<cell>20.7<cell>22.6<cell>18.4<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>15.4 <row><cell>10,000 registered vehicles<cell>47.3<cell>32.3<cell>31.6<cell>24.8<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>20.2 <row><cell>100 mil. vehicle miles<cell>4.7<cell>3.4<cell>3.3<cell>2.5<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>1.8 <row><cell>100,000 licensed drivers<cell>47.2<cell>34.3<cell>35.2<cell>27.9<cell>(NA)<cell>(NA)<cell>22.7 <row><cell>Motor vehicle accidents(Mil.)(6)<cell>22.1<cell>24.9<cell>24.1<cell>32.5<cell>33.4<cell>31.3<cell>31.8 <row><cell>Injuries(6)<cell>4,983<cell>4,978<cell>5,230<cell>5,044<cell>5,560<cell>5,285<cell>5,445 <row><cell>Economic loss(Bil. dol.)(6,7)<cell>23.5<cell>36.1<cell>57.1<cell>76.0<cell>95.9<cell>93.8<cell>98.1 </table> <list style=hang> <item>NA=Not available. <item>1. Covers only accidents occurring on the road. <item>2. Deaths that occur within one year of accident. Includes collision categories not shown separately. <item>3. Within 30 days of accident. Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. <item>4. Includes motor scooters and motorized bicycles (mopeds). <item>5. Based on 30-day definition of traffic deaths. <item>6. Source: Insurance Information Institute, New York, NY. Estimates based on official reports from a representative cross-section of states. Includes all motor vehicle accidents on and off the road and all injuries regardless of length of disability. <item>7. Wage loss; legal, medical, hospital, and funeral expenses; insurance administrative costs; and property damage. </list> <p>Source: Except as noted, National Safety Council, Chicago, IL. </p> </body> </article> </text>