FATALITY TRENDS. CAR SIZE

This report is one of a bimonthly series which presents data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). Data concerning the weight distribution of passenger cars in which fatalities occurred are considered, as well as the relative rate of involvement per registered passenger car in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981; the 1982 fatal involvements per thousand 1982 towaway accident involvements; and the fatal passenger car weight distribution from 1500 to 5000 pounds by body type. The weight of passenger cars in which fatalities occurred by year of accident and by body type are also considered.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fatalities; Statistics; Vehicle bodies; Vehicle weight
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392790
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 511
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM