交通安全统计.pdf

1 Traffic Safety Facts Crash • Stats DOT HS 811 172 A Brief Statistical Summary June 2009 2008 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment – Highlights The number of traffic fatalities in 2008 reached its lowest lev- gan collecting fatality crash data in 1975. Light-truck occu- el since 1961. There was a 9.7-percent decline in the number pant fatalities dropped for the third consecutive year, and of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, are at their lowest level since 1998. However, motorcyclist from 41,259 in 2007 to 37,261, according to NHTSA’s 2008 Fa- fatalities continued their 11-year increase, reaching 5,290 in tality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) (see Figure 1). This 2008, accounting for 14 percent of the total fatalities. Data decline of 3,998 fatalities is the largest annual reduction in from previous years has shown that while motorcycle regis- terms of both number and percentage since 1982. More than trations have increased, the increase in motorcyclist fatalities 90 percent of this reduction was in passenger vehicles, which has increased more steeply. The data (see Table 1) shows a de- make up over 90 percent of the fleet of registered vehicles. crease in fatalities for all person types except motorcyclists Passenger car occupant fatalities declined for the sixth con- and pedalcyclists. secutive year, and are at their lowest level since NHTSA be- Figure 1: Fatalities and Fatality Rates per 100 Million VMT From 1961 - 2008 60,000 6.00 -16.4% -10.9%