OCCUPANT FATALITY RATES BY VEHICLE TYPE, 1998 AND 2008
Fatality rate Motorcycles Light trucks Passenger cars
1998      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 59.13 15.34 16.83
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 22.31 1.24 1.36
2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 68.52 10.72 10.53
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 36.37 0.94 0.93
Percent Change, 1998-2008      
     Per 100,000 registered vehicles 15.9% -30.1% -37.4%
     Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled 63.0 -24.2 -31.6

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.