Table 21. Drivers of Passenger Cars and Light Trucks in Crashes
by Crash Severity
and Restraint Use, 1975-2004
|
Year |
Restraint Used |
Restraint Not Used |
Restraint Use Unknown |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent | |
|
Drivers in Fatal Crashes | ||||||||
|
1975 |
2,583 |
5.6 |
29,710 |
64.3 |
13,931 |
30.1 |
46,224 |
100.0 |
|
1976 |
2,062 |
4.5 |
29,905 |
64.7 |
14,239 |
30.8 |
46,206 |
100.0 |
|
1977 |
1,897 |
3.9 |
33,011 |
67.3 |
14,154 |
28.8 |
49,062 |
100.0 |
|
1978 |
1,882 |
3.6 |
37,606 |
72.3 |
12,510 |
24.1 |
51,998 |
100.0 |
|
1979 |
1,680 |
3.2 |
38,326 |
73.5 |
12,123 |
23.3 |
52,129 |
100.0 |
|
1980 |
1,482 |
2.9 |
37,889 |
73.8 |
11,935 |
23.3 |
51,306 |
100.0 |
|
1981 |
1,488 |
2.9 |
38,353 |
75.6 |
10,905 |
21.5 |
50,746 |
100.0 |
|
1982 |
1,515 |
3.3 |
33,793 |
74.6 |
10,012 |
22.1 |
45,320 |
100.0 |
|
1983 |
1,835 |
4.2 |
32,332 |
73.3 |
9,919 |
22.5 |
44,086 |
100.0 |
|
1984 |
2,756 |
6.0 |
32,979 |
71.3 |
10,526 |
22.8 |
46,261 |
100.0 |
|
1985 |
6,172 |
13.3 |
29,705 |
64.0 |
10,566 |
22.8 |
46,443 |
100.0 |
|
1986 |
10,891 |
22.2 |
28,778 |
58.5 |
9,498 |
19.3 |
49,167 |
100.0 |
|
1987 |
14,474 |
28.5 |
28,154 |
55.4 |
8,150 |
16.1 |
50,778 |
100.0 |
|
1988 |
16,948 |
32.6 |
28,146 |
54.2 |
6,842 |
13.2 |
51,936 |
100.0 |
|
1989 |
17,545 |
34.5 |
26,764 |
52.7 |
6,474 |
12.7 |
50,783 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
18,340 |
37.1 |
24,706 |
50.0 |
6,348 |
12.9 |
49,394 |
100.0 |
|
1991 |
18,457 |
40.3 |
21,843 |
47.7 |
5,504 |
12.0 |
45,804 |
100.0 |
|
1992 |
19,106 |
43.2 |
19,836 |
44.9 |
5,268 |
11.9 |
44,210 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
20,932 |
46.2 |
19,139 |
42.3 |
5,196 |
11.5 |
45,267 |
100.0 |
|
1994 |
22,763 |
49.1 |
18,946 |
40.9 |
4,629 |
10.0 |
46,338 |
100.0 |
|
1995 |
24,166 |
50.1 |
19,427 |
40.3 |
4,663 |
9.7 |
48,256 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
25,207 |
51.7 |
18,759 |
38.5 |
4,747 |
9.7 |
48,713 |
100.0 |
|
1997 |
25,313 |
52.3 |
18,286 |
37.8 |
4,799 |
9.9 |
48,398 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
25,854 |
53.7 |
17,601 |
36.6 |
4,699 |
9.8 |
48,154 |
100.0 |
|
1999 |
25,498 |
53.4 |
17,693 |
37.1 |
4,552 |
9.5 |
47,743 |
100.0 |
|
2000 |
26,690 |
55.5 |
16,995 |
35.4 |
4,369 |
9.1 |
48,054 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
27,222 |
56.5 |
16,528 |
34.3 |
4,398 |
9.1 |
48,148 |
100.0 |
|
2002 |
27,813 |
57.0 |
16,710 |
34.2 |
4,275 |
8.8 |
48,798 |
100.0 |
|
2003 |
28,822 |
59.3 |
15,491 |
31.9 |
4,281 |
8.8 |
48,594 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
28,837 |
60.6 |
15,053 |
31.6 |
3,720 |
7.8 |
47,610 |
100.0 |
|
Drivers in Injury Crashes | ||||||||
|
1988 |
2,313,000 |
62.1 |
802,000 |
21.5 |
609,000 |
16.4 |
3,724,000 |
100.0 |
|
1989 |
2,267,000 |
62.8 |
749,000 |
20.8 |
592,000 |
16.4 |
3,607,000 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
2,290,000 |
64.4 |
703,000 |
19.8 |
563,000 |
15.8 |
3,556,000 |
100.0 |
|
1991 |
2,308,000 |
68.0 |
581,000 |
17.1 |
505,000 |
14.9 |
3,394,000 |
100.0 |
|
1992 |
2,420,000 |
71.5 |
476,000 |
14.0 |
490,000 |
14.5 |
3,386,000 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
2,557,000 |
73.8 |
435,000 |
12.6 |
475,000 |
13.7 |
3,467,000 |
100.0 |
|
1994 |
2,856,000 |
77.4 |
418,000 |
11.3 |
416,000 |
11.3 |
3,690,000 |
100.0 |
|
1995 |
3,118,000 |
79.3 |
388,000 |
9.9 |
425,000 |
10.8 |
3,931,000 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
3,136,000 |
79.4 |
366,000 |
9.3 |
445,000 |
11.3 |
3,947,000 |
100.0 |
|
1997 |
3,003,000 |
79.1 |
339,000 |
8.9 |
452,000 |
11.9 |
3,794,000 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
2,863,000 |
79.5 |
309,000 |
8.6 |
428,000 |
11.9 |
3,600,000 |
100.0 |
|
1999 |
2,897,000 |
80.5 |
293,000 |
8.1 |
409,000 |
11.4 |
3,598,000 |
100.0 |
|
2000 |
2,959,000 |
82.2 |
252,000 |
7.0 |
390,000 |
10.8 |
3,600,000 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
2,882,000 |
82.5 |
234,000 |
6.7 |
376,000 |
10.8 |
3,491,000 |
100.0 |
|
2002 |
2,787,000 |
83.5 |
208,000 |
6.2 |
343,000 |
10.3 |
3,338,000 |
100.0 |
|
2003 |
2,844,000 |
84.7 |
180,000 |
5.4 |
332,000 |
9.9 |
3,356,000 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
2,785,000 |
86.2 |
138,000 |
4.3 |
307,000 |
9.5 |
3,230,000 |
100.0 |
|
Drivers in Property-Damage-Only Crashes | ||||||||
|
1988 |
4,517,000 |
60.4 |
1,200,000 |
16.0 |
1,763,000 |
23.6 |
7,481,000 |
100.0 |
|
1989 |
4,531,000 |
62.6 |
1,015,000 |
14.0 |
1,691,000 |
23.4 |
7,237,000 |
100.0 |
|
1990 |
4,499,000 |
63.4 |
978,000 |
13.8 |
1,616,000 |
22.8 |
7,094,000 |
100.0 |
|
1991 |
4,516,000 |
67.2 |
712,000 |
10.6 |
1,490,000 |
22.2 |
6,718,000 |
100.0 |
|
1992 |
4,671,000 |
71.6 |
508,000 |
7.8 |
1,344,000 |
20.6 |
6,523,000 |
100.0 |
|
1993 |
4,986,000 |
75.0 |
451,000 |
6.8 |
1,209,000 |
18.2 |
6,646,000 |
100.0 |
|
1994 |
5,534,000 |
77.7 |
392,000 |
5.5 |
1,198,000 |
16.8 |
7,124,000 |
100.0 |
|
1995 |
5,914,000 |
79.3 |
356,000 |
4.8 |
1,184,000 |
15.9 |
7,454,000 |
100.0 |
|
1996 |
5,960,000 |
79.2 |
328,000 |
4.4 |
1,241,000 |
16.5 |
7,529,000 |
100.0 |
|
1997 |
5,841,000 |
78.9 |
311,000 |
4.2 |
1,255,000 |
16.9 |
7,406,000 |
100.0 |
|
1998 |
5,720,000 |
79.6 |
268,000 |
3.7 |
1,199,000 |
16.7 |
7,187,000 |
100.0 |
|
1999 |
5,637,000 |
81.3 |
236,000 |
3.4 |
1,058,000 |
15.3 |
6,932,000 |
100.0 |
|
2000 |
5,846,000 |
82.7 |
173,000 |
2.4 |
1,050,000 |
14.9 |
7,069,000 |
100.0 |
|
2001 |
5,897,000 |
83.6 |
161,000 |
2.3 |
1,000,000 |
14.2 |
7,058,000 |
100.0 |
|
2002 |
6,093,000 |
84.9 |
157,000 |
2.2 |
923,000 |
12.9 |
7,173,000 |
100.0 |
|
2003 |
6,042,000 |
84.7 |
135,000 |
1.9 |
960,000 |
13.4 |
7,137,000 |
100.0 |
|
2004 |
6,106,000 |
86.2 |
106,000 |
1.5 |
870,000 |
12.3 |
7,083,000 |
100.0 |
Note: Restraint use is determined by police and may be overreported for survivors.