| Vehicles Involved In Fatal Crashes By Vehicle Type And Crash Severity, 2007 And 2016 |
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| Vehicles involved |
2007 |
2016 |
| Passenger cars |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
22,856 |
20,839 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.47 |
1.45 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
16.57 |
15.45 |
| Light trucks (1) |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
21,810 |
20,069 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.92 |
1.42 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
21.63 |
15.20 |
| Motorcycles |
|
|
| Involved in crashes |
5,306 |
5,421 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
24.80 |
26.52 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
74.33 |
62.46 |
(1) Trucks with 10,000 pounds or less gross vehicle weight. Includes pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons and utility vehicles.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Vehicle miles traveled - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, revised by NHTSA; Registered passenger cars and light trucks - R.L. Polk & Co; Registered motorcycles - USDOT, Federal Highway Administration. |
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