Table 30. Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatality Rates per "Vehicle-Miles, 1960-1992" Per 100 Million Billions Vehicle-Miles Year Vehicle-Miles Traffic Fatality Rates 1960 719 5.30 1961 738 5.16 1962 767 5.32 1963 805 5.41 1964 847 5.63 1965 888 5.54 1966 926 5.73 1967 964 5.49 1968 "1,016 " 5.17 1969 "1,062 " 5.25 1970 "1,110 " 4.92 1971 "1,179 " 4.61 1972 "1,260 " 4.47 1973 "1,313 " 4.23 1974 "1,281 " 3.62 1975 "1,327 " 3.36 1976 "1,402 " 3.25 1977 "1,467 " 3.26 1978 "1,545 " 3.26 1979 "1,529 " 3.34 1980 "1,527 " 3.35 1981 "1,553 " 3.17 1982 "1,595 " 2.76 1983 "1,653 " 2.58 1984 "1,720 " 2.57 1985 "1,774 " 2.47 1986 "1,838 " 2.51 1987 "1,924 " 2.41 1988 "2,026 " 2.32 1989 "2,082 " 2.19 1990 "2,148 " 2.08 1991 "2,172 " 1.91 1992p "2,237 " 1.75