Table 22. Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles
Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Buses
Registered

1988

50,000

51,000

5,475

919.9

925.9

615,669

1989

48,000

48,000

5,670

847.6

849.3

625,040

1990

46,000

46,000

5,726

803.1

808.2

626,987

1991

41,000

41,000

5,750

717.6

717.7

631,279

1992

35,000

35,000

5,778

608.1

608.1

644,732

1993

37,000

38,000

6,125

606.6

613.1

654,432

1994

42,000

42,000

6,409

651.3

657.3

670,423

1995

44,000

44,000

6,420

687.8

691.9

685,503

1996

42,000

42,000

6,563

634.5

642.9

694,781

1997

41,000

41,000

6,842

594.0

594.0

697,548

1998

40,000

40,000

7,007

576.6

577.4

715,540

1999

48,000

48,000

7,662

625.6

630.0

728,777

2000

42,000

43,000

7,590

558.5

562.0

746,125

2001

42,000

42,000

7,077

600.2

600.2

749,548

2002

45,000

45,000

6,845

658.5

658.5

760,717

2003

44,000

44,000

6,783

643.8

647.4

776,550

2004

39,000

39,000

6,801

574.6

576.6

795,274

2005

38,000

39,000

6,980

543.4

556.5

807,053

2006

41,000

41,000

6,994

580.9

580.9

821,959

Note: A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).