CRASH DATA AND RATES FOR AGE-SEX GROUPS OF DRIVERS, 1990

This research note presents 1990 statistics for driver licenses, fatal crashes, and travel in the United States. In addition, the research note utilizes the NHTSA estimates on total crashes obtained from a nationally representative sample of crashes gathered under the "General Estimates System" (GES) to compute national crash involvement rates, not previously available, for the adopted age-sex groups of drivers. The four major sources of data for this research note are: a) the 1990 driver licensing data provided by the Federal Highway Administration; b) the 1990 Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) file; c) the 1990 General Estimates System (GES) file; and d) the 1990 National Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). The results are summarized in tables, while figures provide a graphical representation of the driver fatality and crash involvement rates for the various age-sex groups of drivers.