Table 4. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2001
|
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 |
Large Trucks Registered |
|
1988 |
94,000 |
96,000 |
130,000 |
137,985 |
67.9 |
69.5 |
94.4 |
6,136,884 |
|
1989 |
106,000 |
110,000 |
156,000 |
142,749 |
74.6 |
77.2 |
109.0 |
6,226,482 |
|
1990 |
102,000 |
107,000 |
150,000 |
146,242 |
69.7 |
73.3 |
102.6 |
6,195,876 |
|
1991 |
75,000 |
78,000 |
110,000 |
149,543 |
50.2 |
52.2 |
73.9 |
6,172,146 |
|
1992 |
91,000 |
95,000 |
139,000 |
153,384 |
59.2 |
61.8 |
90.4 |
6,045,205 |
|
1993 |
93,000 |
97,000 |
133,000 |
159,888 |
57.9 |
60.4 |
83.2 |
6,088,155 |
|
1994 |
91,000 |
96,000 |
133,000 |
170,216 |
53.3 |
56.2 |
78.1 |
6,587,885 |
|
1995 |
80,000 |
84,000 |
117,000 |
178,156 |
44.7 |
46.9 |
65.7 |
6,719,421 |
|
1996 |
89,000 |
94,000 |
129,000 |
182,971 |
48.6 |
51.3 |
70.7 |
7,012,615 |
|
1997 |
92,000 |
96,000 |
131,000 |
191,477 |
48.0 |
49.9 |
68.3 |
7,083,326 |
|
1998 |
85,000 |
89,000 |
127,000 |
196,380 |
43.3 |
45.1 |
64.8 |
7,732,270 |
|
1999 |
95,000 |
101,000 |
142,000 |
202,688 |
46.9 |
49.6 |
69.9 |
7,791,426 |
|
2000 |
96,000 |
101,000 |
140,000 |
205,520 |
46.9 |
48.9 |
68.0 |
8,022,649 |
|
2001 |
86,000 |
90,000 |
131,000 |
207,686 |
41.2 |
43.2 |
62.9 |
7,857,674 |
Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
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).