| OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 2003 AND 2012 |
|
| Fatality rate |
Motorcycles |
Light trucks |
Passenger cars |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
| Per 100,000 registered vehicles |
69.83 |
14.75 |
14.98 |
| Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
39.79 |
1.20 |
1.22 |
| 2012 |
|
|
|
| Per 100,000 registered vehicles |
58.63 |
7.92 |
9.66 |
| Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
23.27 |
0.73 |
0.89 |
| Percent change, 2003-2012 |
|
|
|
| Per 100,000 registered vehicles |
-16.0% |
-46.3% |
-35.5% |
| Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
-41.5 |
-39.2 |
-27.0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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