Each year, more than six million traffic accidents occur in the United States.
As a direct result, millions of American lives are touched by tragedy.
Unfortunately, nobody using roadways or surrounding areas is immune from risk.
Motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists all face dangers associated with traffic
accidents. The charts below feature information regarding the vehicle occupants
and non-occupants injured or killed in traffic accidents between 1989 and 1999.
| Nonoccupants |
| Year |
Pedestrian |
Pedalcyclist |
Other |
Total |
Total |
| Killed |
| 1989 |
6,556 |
832 |
107 |
7,495 |
45,582 |
| 1990 |
6,482 |
859 |
124 |
7,465 |
44,599 |
| 1991 |
5,801 |
843 |
124 |
6,768 |
41,508 |
| 1992 |
5,549 |
723 |
98 |
6,370 |
39,250 |
| 1993 |
5,649 |
816 |
111 |
6,576 |
40,150 |
| 1994 |
5,489 |
802 |
107 |
6,398 |
40,716 |
| 1995 |
5,584 |
833 |
109 |
6,526 |
41,817 |
| 1996 |
5,449 |
765 |
154 |
6,368 |
42,065 |
| 1997 |
5,321 |
814 |
153 |
6,288 |
42,013 |
| 1998 |
5,228 |
760 |
131 |
6,119 |
41,501 |
| 1999 |
4,906 |
750 |
149 |
5,805 |
41,611 |
| Injured |
| 1989 |
112,000 |
73,000 |
11,000 |
196,000 |
3,284,000 |
| 1990 |
105,000 |
75,000 |
7,000 |
187,000 |
3,231,000 |
| 1991 |
88,000 |
67,000 |
11,000 |
166,000 |
3,097,000 |
| 1992 |
89,000 |
63,000 |
10,000 |
162,000 |
3,070,000 |
| 1993 |
94,000 |
68,000 |
9,000 |
171,000 |
3,149,000 |
| 1994 |
92,000 |
62,000 |
9,000 |
164,000 |
3,266,000 |
| 1995 |
86,000 |
67,000 |
10,000 |
162,000 |
3,465,000 |
| 1996 |
82,000 |
58,000 |
11,000 |
151,000 |
3,483,000 |
| 1997 |
77,000 |
58,000 |
11,000 |
146,000 |
3,348,000 |
| 1998 |
69,000 |
53,000 |
8,000 |
131,000 |
3,192,000 |
| 1999 |
85,000 |
51,000 |
3,000 |
140,000 |
3,236,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts 1999.
| |
Occupants |
| Year |
Passenger
Cars
|
Light Trucks |
Large Trucks |
Motor- cycles
|
Buses |
Other |
Total |
| Killed |
| 1989 |
25,063 |
8,551 |
858 |
3,141 |
50 |
424 |
38,087 |
| 1990 |
24,092 |
8,602 |
705 |
3,244 |
32 |
460 |
37,134 |
| 1991 |
22,385 |
8,391 |
66 |
2,806 |
31 |
466 |
34,740 |
| 1992 |
21,387 |
8,098 |
585 |
2,395 |
28 |
387 |
32,880
|
| 1993 |
21,566 |
8,511 |
605 |
2,449 |
18 |
425 |
33,574 |
| 1994 |
21,997 |
8,904 |
670 |
2,320 |
18 |
409 |
34,318 |
| 1995 |
22,423 |
9,568 |
648 |
2,227 |
33 |
392 |
35,291 |
| 1996 |
22,505 |
9,932 |
621 |
2,161 |
21 |
455 |
35,695 |
| 1997 |
22,199 |
10,249 |
723 |
2,116 |
18 |
420 |
35,725 |
| 1998 |
21,194 |
10,705 |
742 |
2,294 |
38 |
409 |
35,382 |
| 1999 |
20,816 |
11,243 |
758 |
2,472 |
58 |
457 |
35,806 |
| Injured |
| 1989 |
2,431,000 |
5111,000 |
43,000 |
83,000 |
15,000 |
5,000 |
3,088,000 |
| 1990 |
2,376,000 |
505,000 |
42,000 |
84,000 |
33,000 |
4,000 |
3,044,000 |
| 1991 |
2,235,000 |
563,000 |
28,000 |
80,000 |
21,000 |
4,000 |
2,931,000 |
| 1992 |
2,232,000 |
545,000 |
34,000 |
65,000 |
20,000 |
12,000 |
2,908,000 |
| 1993 |
2,265,000 |
601,000 |
32,000 |
59,000 |
17,000 |
4,000 |
2,978,000 |
| 1994 |
2,364,000 |
631,000 |
30,000 |
57,000 |
16,000 |
4,000 |
3,102,000 |
| 1995 |
2,469,000 |
722,000 |
30,000 |
57,000 |
19,000 |
4,000 |
3,303,000 |
| 1996 |
2,458,000 |
761,000 |
33,000 |
55,000 |
20,000 |
4,000 |
3,332,000 |
| 1997 |
2,341,000 |
755,000 |
31,000 |
53,000 |
17,000 |
6,000 |
3,201,000 |
| 1998 |
2,201,000 |
763,000 |
29,000 |
49,000 |
16,000 |
4,000 |
3,061,000 |
| 1999 |
2,138,000 |
847,000 |
33,000 |
50,000 |
22,000 |
7,000 |
3,097,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts 1999.
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