| Vehicles Involved In Fatal Crashes By Vehicle Type, 2008 And 2017 |
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| Vehicle involved |
2008 |
2017 |
| Passenger cars |
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| Involved in crashes |
20,474 |
21,031 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.34 |
1.48 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
14.73 |
15.82 |
| Light trucks (1) |
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| Involved in crashes |
19,179 |
19,986 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1.73 |
1.38 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
19.01 |
14.75 |
| Motorcycles |
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| Involved in crashes |
5,409 |
5,326 |
| Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
25.99 |
26.43 |
| Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
69.77 |
61.11 |
(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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