U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 25. Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1989-2009

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles
Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Buses
Registered

1989

48,000

48,000

  5,670

847.6

849.3

625,040

1990

46,000

46,000

  5,726

803.1

808.2

626,987

1991

41,000

41,000

  5,750

717.6

717.7

631,279

1992

35,000

35,000

  5,778

608.1

608.1

644,732

1993

37,000

38,000

  6,125

606.6

613.1

654,432

1994

42,000

42,000

  6,409

651.3

657.3

670,423

1995

44,000

44,000

  6,420

687.8

691.9

685,503

1996

42,000

42,000

  6,563

634.5

642.9

694,781

1997

41,000

41,000

  6,842

594.0

594.0

697,548

1998

40,000

40,000

  7,007

576.6

577.4

715,540

1999

48,000

48,000

  7,662

625.6

630.0

728,777

2000

42,000

43,000

  7,590

558.5

562.0

746,125

2001

42,000

42,000

  7,070

600.8

600.8

749,548

2002

45,000

45,000

  6,845

658.5

658.5

760,717

2003

44,000

44,000

  6,782

643.9

647.5

776,550

2004

39,000

39,000

  6,801

574.6

576.6

795,274

2005

38,000

39,000

  6,980

543.4

556.5

807,053

2006

41,000

41,000

  6,783

598.9

598.9

821,959

2007

45,000

46,000

14,516

311.9

315.4

834,436

2008

48,000

49,000

14,823

325.6

329.2

843,308

2009

47,000

47,000

14,358

327.9

330.0

841,993

Notes: A bus is defined as a motor vehicle (including school buses, intercity buses, and transit buses) designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from previously published rates.

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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