Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The Numbers Of Accidents.


Year Crash Severity Total / Total
Fatal Crash /
Fatality
Injury Crash / Injured Property Damage Only Crash
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
1999 405 / 499 0.6% 21,508 / 33,304
27.3% 43,991
72.1% 65,904 / 77,794
100.0%
2000
353 / 437 0.7% 15,874 / 26,095
26.4% 39,512 73.0% 55,739 / 66,044
100.0%
2001 329 / 381 0.6% 14,316 / 21,356
27.1% 40,445 72.4% 55,091 / 62,182
100.0%
2002 384 / 313
0.7% 14,022 / 23,420
25.6% 36,968 73.7% 51,304 / 60,071
100.0%
2003 365 / 424 0.7% 11,746 / 24,597
21.5% 40,080 77.8% 54,928 / 65,099
100.0%
1999-2003 1765 / 2054 0.6% 80,205 / 130,824
25.6% 200,997 73.8% 282,967 / 333,875
100.0%


Year Crash Severity Total / Total
Fatal Crash /
Fatality
Injury Crash / Injured Property Damage Only Crash
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
2003 365 / 424
0.6% 14,484 / 24,597
27.3% 40,080
72.1% 54,929 / 65,101
100.0%
2004 362 / 426
0.7% 17,467 / 27,232
26.4% 46,737 73.0% 64,566 / 74,395
100.0%
2005 428 / 503
0.6% 16,482 / 26,353
27.1% 47,368 72.4% 64,278 / 74,224
100.0%
2006 363 / 419
0.7% 11,746 / 20,346
25.6% 42,520 73.7% 54,630 / 63,285
100.0%
2007 389 / 459
0.7% 12,704 / 21,775
21.5% 40,320 77.8% 53,413 / 65,554
100.0%
2003-2007 1,907 / 2,231
0.6% 72,883 / 122,534
25.6% 217,026 73.8% 291,816 / 341,791
100.0%



Note: To make it easier to understand I put the numbers into the graphs. Ron

Ron,
They are two different sets of numbers. One number is a crash count and the other is a people count.
Based on the 2006 final figures as they relate to crashes involving a passenger vehicle with a trailing unit:
In 2006, there were 363 fatal crashes in which a total of 419 persons were killed - a crash may
have more than 1 fatality.

In 2006, an estimated 12,000 (11,746) crashes occurred where at least one person was injured.
An estimated 20,000 (20,346) persons were injured in those crashes - a crash may have more
than 1 person injured
.
-Tonja



Ron Melancon,

Your inquiry has been sent to me for reply. Please see attached for
statistics on crashes, fatalities, and persons injured in crashes
involving a passenger vehicle with a trailing unit from 2002 through
2006. The 2006 final and 2007 data have not yet been released.
Please note that our data does not indicate the cause of a crash so we
cannot say that these crashes occurred because of a loose trailer. The
numbers only indicate the presence of these vehicles in the crash.


In 2004, an estimated 65,000 crashes involving a passenger vehicle with
a trailing unit occurred. Crashes involving a passenger vehicle with a
trailing unit resulted in 422 fatalities and an estimated 27,000 persons
injured. An estimated 47,000 crashes involving passenger vehicles with
a trailing unit resulted in property damage only. The 2004 fatal crash
and fatality numbers have been updated since these figures were reported
(see MELANCON.PDF for finalized figures).

The figures used in the above statements were extracted from PVTOW03.PDF
and PVTOW04.PDF. These figures have since been updated - refer to
MELANCON.PDF for most current data.

We hope you find the information useful.

Control: ES08-005001

Tonja Lindsey
Program Analyst
US Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Center for
Statistics and Analysis Office of Traffic Records and Analysis/DRID
NVS-424, W55-326 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590











FATALITIES IN MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASHES INVOLVING
A PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH A TRAILING UNIT
FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEM (FARS) 2002-2005 FINAL & 2006 ARF

Year Fatalities
2002 384
2003 424
2004 426
2005 503
2006 417
2002-2006 2,154

This report was generated by NCSA's Information Services Team, DRID; CMS# 2008.01148 (Control: ES08-005001); MELANCON.SAS; TTL; 08/11/2008 12:53


ESTIMATE OF PERSONS INJURED IN MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASHES INVOLVING
A PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH A TRAILING UNIT
GENERAL ESTIMATES SYSTEM (GES) 2002-2006

Year Persons Injured
2002 23,420
2003 24,597
2004 27,232
2005 26,353
2006 20,346
2002-2006 121,948

NOTE: The above numbers are not actual counts, but estimates of the actual counts. The estimates are calculated from data obtained from
a nationally representative sample of crashes collected through NHTSA's General Estimates System (GES).
Estimates should be rounded to the nearest 1,000.

This report was generated by NCSA's Information Services Team, DRID; CMS# 2008.01148 (Control: ES08-005001); MELANCON.SAS; TTL; 08/11/2008 12:53



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