Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2002
|
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 |
Combination Trucks Registered |
|
1988 |
54,000 |
55,000 |
76,000 |
88,551 |
60.8 |
62.0 |
86.2 |
1,667,327 |
|
1989 |
61,000 |
64,000 |
87,000 |
91,879 |
66.9 |
69.4 |
94.4 |
1,707,182 |
|
1990 |
59,000 |
61,000 |
85,000 |
94,341 |
62.1 |
64.4 |
90.3 |
1,708,895 |
|
1991 |
42,000 |
44,000 |
63,000 |
96,645 |
43.7 |
45.5 |
65.2 |
1,691,331 |
|
1992 |
46,000 |
47,000 |
72,000 |
99,510 |
46.4 |
47.5 |
72.0 |
1,675,363 |
|
1993 |
54,000 |
56,000 |
77,000 |
103,116 |
52.7 |
54.5 |
74.8 |
1,680,305 |
|
1994 |
58,000 |
60,000 |
82,000 |
108,932 |
52.8 |
55.4 |
75.5 |
1,681,500 |
|
1995 |
48,000 |
50,000 |
67,000 |
115,451 |
41.6 |
43.5 |
58.4 |
1,695,751 |
|
1996 |
55,000 |
57,000 |
78,000 |
118,899 |
45.9 |
48.1 |
65.5 |
1,746,586 |
|
1997 |
51,000 |
53,000 |
72,000 |
124,584 |
40.7 |
42.4 |
58.1 |
1,789,968 |
|
1998 |
49,000 |
51,000 |
75,000 |
128,359 |
37.9 |
39.4 |
58.3 |
1,997,345 |
|
1999 |
54,000 |
57,000 |
79,000 |
132,384 |
40.5 |
43.0 |
59.8 |
2,028,562 |
|
2000 |
50,000 |
52,000 |
73,000 |
135,020 |
37.2 |
38.7 |
53.9 |
2,096,619 |
|
2001 |
46,000 |
49,000 |
71,000 |
136,584 |
34.0 |
35.6 |
51.8 |
2,154,174 |
|
2002 |
48,000 |
50,000 |
72,000 |
138,643 |
34.8 |
36.3 |
51.7 |
2,276,661 |
Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A combination truck is defined as a truck tractor pulling any number of trailers (including none) or a straight truck pulling at least one trailer.
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).