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Table 29. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2008
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Year
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PDO
Crashes
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Vehicles
Involved
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Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles
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PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Large Trucks and Buses
Registered
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238,000
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348,000
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2,025,962
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11.7
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17.2
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6,752,553
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|
264,000
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349,000
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2,096,487
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12.6
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16.6
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6,851,521
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|
239,000
|
320,000
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2,144,362
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11.1
|
14.9
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6,822,863
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|
218,000
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290,000
|
2,172,050
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10.0
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13.3
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6,803,425
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|
303,000
|
312,000
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2,247,151
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13.5
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13.9
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6,689,937
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321,000
|
333,000
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2,296,378
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14.0
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14.5
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6,742,587
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390,000
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402,000
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2,357,588
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16.6
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17.1
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7,258,307
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322,000
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334,000
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2,422,696
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13.3
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13.8
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7,404,923
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|
325,000
|
337,000
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2,485,848
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13.1
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13.6
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7,707,396
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|
363,000
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378,000
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2,561,695
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14.2
|
14.7
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7,780,874
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|
341,000
|
359,000
|
2,631,522
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13.0
|
13.6
|
8,447,810
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|
396,000
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417,000
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2,691,056
|
14.7
|
15.5
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8,520,203
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|
378,000
|
394,000
|
2,746,925
|
13.8
|
14.3
|
8,768,774
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|
360,000
|
377,000
|
2,797,287
|
12.9
|
13.5
|
8,607,223
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|
366,000
|
381,000
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2,855,508
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12.8
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13.3
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8,687,997
|
|
389,000
|
407,000
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2,890,450
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13.5
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14.1
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8,533,438
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|
349,000
|
364,000
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2,964,788
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11.8
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12.3
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8,966,638
|
|
377,000
|
393,000
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2,989,430
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12.6
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13.1
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9,289,052
|
|
324,000
|
340,000
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3,014,371
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10.7
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11.3
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9,640,966
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|
360,000
|
379,000
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3,032,399
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11.9
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12.5
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9,862,060
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342,000
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358,000
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2,973,509
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11.5
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12.0
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9,850,046
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Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A bus is defined as a motor vehicle
designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver. Rates
are calculated on the basis of vehicle miles traveled by all motor vehicles
(large trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles).
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway
Administration. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).
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