Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatality Rates per Vehicle-Miles

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Traffic Fatalitys Per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles
Year0123456789
196?5.30 5.16 5.32 5.41 5.63 5.54 5.73 5.49 5.17 5.25
197?4.92 4.61 4.47 4.23 3.62 3.36 3.25 3.26 3.26 3.34
198?3.35 3.17 2.76 2.58 2.57 2.47 2.51 2.41 2.32 2.19
199?2.08 1.91 1.75
Source:
1960-1967:National Safety Council, Accident Facts,1992.
1968-1990:U.S. DOT/RSPA/Volpe Center, Transportation Safety Information Report, annual issues, 1978-1991.
1991-1992:Ibid., FHWA, Office of Highway Safety, HHS-12.