Highway Safety Performance, 1990. Fatal and Injury Accident Rates on Public Roadsin the United States

摘要

This report presents data which can be used in the evaluation of the highwaysafety performance of the States. The data were submitted by the States through the Highway Performance Monitoring System operated by the Federal Highway Administration. The traffic accident statistics for 1990 show a decrease of about 1,000 fatalities from 1989. The overall fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel was 2.07, which is lower than the record low of 21.6 set in 1989.