FATAL ACCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM 1983. A REVIEW OF INFORMATION ON FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE U.S. IN 1983

The Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) gathers data on the most severe traffic accidents that occur each year--those that result in loss of human life. It supplies the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with information that is invaluable to its mission of reducing the number of traffic accidents and the losses that result from them. Data for 1983 show that 42,584 men, women and children died in motor vehicle traffic accidents. This is a 3.1 percent decline from the 1982 death toll and a 16.7 percent decline from the 1980 death toll. Contents of the report are presented in the following categories: (I) Fatality Reduction 1980-1983, Fatality Trends, Demographic Factors, Sex, Vehicle Occupant Fatalities, Location, Day and Time; (II) Alcohol and Safety Belts; (III) Fatality Profile; (IV) State Statistics (includes Puerto Rico); (V) Accidents, Collisions, Highway and Environment; (VI) Vehicles; (VII) Occupants and Motorcycle Riders; (VIII) Nonoccupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists, etc.); (IX) Selected Comparisons; and (X) Classifications. A Glossary is provided and Appendices contain 1983 Coding Forms, Sample Order Blank, and Cross Reference to Previous FARS Reports. An Index to Figures and Tables by FARS Coding Elements is also provided.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5835
• 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: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles by type; Chemical reduction; Cyclists; Data analysis; Data collection; Demographics; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Gender; Location; Manual safety belts; Mathematical analysis; Motorcyclists; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Statistical trends; Statistics
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle type
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399114
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 705
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM