Table 10. Motorcycle Riders Killed or Injured and Fatality and Injury Rates
per Registered Vehicle and
Vehicle Miles of Travel, 1975-2003
|
Year |
Registered Motorcycles |
Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions) |
Motorcycle Riders Killed |
Fatality Rate per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles |
Fatality Rate per 100 Million VMT |
Motorcycle Riders Injured |
Injury Rate per 100,000 Registered Motorcycles |
Injury Rate per 100 Million VMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1975 |
4,964,070 |
5,629 |
3,189 |
64.24 |
56.65 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1976 |
4,933,332 |
6,003 |
3,312 |
67.14 |
55.17 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1977 |
4,933,256 |
6,349 |
4,104 |
83.19 |
64.64 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1978 |
4,867,855 |
7,158 |
4,577 |
94.02 |
63.94 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1979 |
5,422,132 |
8,637 |
4,894 |
90.26 |
56.66 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1980 |
5,693,940 |
10,214 |
5,144 |
90.34 |
50.36 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1981 |
5,831,132 |
10,690 |
4,906 |
84.13 |
45.89 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1982 |
5,753,858 |
9,910 |
4,453 |
77.39 |
44.93 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1983 |
5,585,112 |
8,760 |
4,265 |
76.36 |
48.69 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1984 |
5,479,822 |
8,784 |
4,608 |
84.09 |
52.46 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1985 |
5,444,404 |
9,086 |
4,564 |
83.83 |
50.23 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1986 |
5,198,993 |
9,397 |
4,566 |
87.82 |
48.59 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1987 |
4,885,772 |
9,506 |
4,036 |
82.61 |
42.46 |
* |
* |
* |
|
1988 |
4,584,284 |
10,024 |
3,662 |
79.88 |
36.53 |
105,000 |
2,294 |
1,049 |
|
1989 |
4,420,420 |
10,371 |
3,141 |
71.06 |
30.29 |
83,000 |
1,888 |
805 |
|
1990 |
4,259,462 |
9,557 |
3,244 |
76.16 |
33.94 |
84,000 |
1,979 |
882 |
|
1991 |
4,177,365 |
9,178 |
2,806 |
67.17 |
30.57 |
80,000 |
1,925 |
876 |
|
1992 |
4,065,118 |
9,557 |
2,395 |
58.92 |
25.06 |
65,000 |
1,601 |
681 |
|
1993 |
3,977,856 |
9,906 |
2,449 |
61.57 |
24.72 |
59,000 |
1,494 |
600 |
|
1994 |
3,756,555 |
10,240 |
2,320 |
61.76 |
22.66 |
57,000 |
1,528 |
561 |
|
1995 |
3,897,191 |
9,797 |
2,227 |
57.14 |
22.73 |
57,000 |
1,475 |
587 |
|
1996 |
3,871,599 |
9,920 |
2,161 |
55.82 |
21.78 |
55,000 |
1,428 |
557 |
|
1997 |
3,826,373 |
10,081 |
2,116 |
55.30 |
20.99 |
53,000 |
1,374 |
522 |
|
1998 |
3,879,450 |
10,283 |
2,294 |
59.13 |
22.31 |
49,000 |
1,262 |
476 |
|
1999 |
4,152,433 |
10,584 |
2,483 |
59.80 |
23.46 |
50,000 |
1,204 |
472 |
|
2000 |
4,346,068 |
10,469 |
2,897 |
66.66 |
27.67 |
58,000 |
1,328 |
551 |
|
2001 |
4,903,056 |
9,639 |
3,197 |
65.20 |
33.17 |
60,000 |
1,229 |
625 |
|
2002 |
5,004,156 |
9,552 |
3,270 |
65.35 |
34.23 |
65,000 |
1,293 |
677 |
|
2003 |
5,370,035 |
9,539 |
3,661 |
68.17 |
38.38 |
67,000 |
1,250 |
703 |
*Injury data not available before 1988.
Source: Registered Vehicles and Vehicle Miles TraveledFederal Highway Administration.