Table 19. Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
by Roadway Function Class, 1981-1999

Year

Rural

Urban

Total

Interstate

Non-Interstate Principal Arterial

Other

Interstate

Other

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

Large Trucks

Passenger Vehicles

1981

2.3

1.4

5.3

2.4

7.9

5.3

2.7

1.1

4.5

2.2

4.5

2.7

1982

1.9

1.3

4.5

1.8

8.2

5.2

2.2

0.9

3.8

1.9

4.0

2.3

1983

2.1

1.3

4.1

1.6

8.3

5.0

2.5

0.8

4.0

1.8

4.0

2.2

1984

2.0

1.3

4.1

1.7

8.5

5.2

2.4

0.8

3.9

1.8

4.0

2.2

1985

2.0

1.2

4.1

1.7

8.2

5.0

2.4

0.8

4.0

1.7

4.0

2.1

1986

1.7

1.2

4.1

1.7

7.7

5.3

2.3

0.7

4.1

1.7

3.8

2.1

1987

1.8

1.3

3.7

1.6

7.7

5.3

2.0

0.7

3.9

1.6

3.6

2.1

1988

2.0

1.4

3.3

1.5

7.8

5.3

2.1

0.8

3.6

1.6

3.6

2.0

1989

1.7

1.3

3.2

1.3

7.6

4.9

1.8

0.7

3.3

1.5

3.3

1.9

1990

1.5

1.2

2.8

1.2

7.0

4.8

1.9

0.7

3.3

1.4

3.1

1.8

1991

1.4

1.1

2.6

1.1

5.8

4.4

1.6

0.6

3.0

1.3

2.7

1.7

1992

1.2

1.1

2.5

1.0

5.4

4.2

1.4

0.5

2.6

1.2

2.5

1.5

1993

1.3

1.2

2.5

1.1

5.6

4.4

1.5

0.5

2.6

1.2

2.6

1.5

1994

1.2

1.1

2.8

1.2

5.3

4.3

1.6

0.6

2.5

1.2

2.6

1.5

1995

1.1

1.1

2.5

1.2

4.8

4.4

1.5

0.5

2.5

1.2

2.4

1.6

1996

1.3

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.0

4.2

1.6

0.6

2.3

1.2

2.4

1.5

1997

1.2

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.4

4.1

1.5

0.6

2.3

1.1

2.4

1.5

1998

1.2

1.2

2.7

1.2

5.4

3.9

1.5

0.5

2.1

1.0

2.3

1.4

1999

1.3

1.2

2.6

1.1

5.3

3.8

1.3

0.5

2.0

1.0

2.3

1.4

Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).