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Fatalities in GM vehicles, 2000 - 2012
Data analysis supporting claim that 130,000
people died travelling in GM vehicles in period
in which it is alleged that
27 (number will continue to grow slowly) deaths were associated with defective ignition switch
(total includes more than
2,500 children seven and older)
Numbers of people* killed travelling in GM vehicles, 2000-2012
|
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
Totals |
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|
Buick / Opel |
612 |
655 |
672 |
717 |
835 |
903 |
980 |
1047 |
1037 |
1156 |
1139 |
1192 |
1234 |
12,179 |
|
Cadillac |
257 |
259 |
265 |
288 |
333 |
348 |
430 |
436 |
431 |
390 |
410 |
425 |
393 |
4,665 |
|
Chevrolet |
4209 |
4110 |
4200 |
4583 |
4944 |
5582 |
5849 |
6137 |
6215 |
6339 |
6579 |
6640 |
6259 |
71,646 |
|
Oldsmobile |
287 |
346 |
393 |
427 |
516 |
609 |
754 |
881 |
998 |
990 |
1119 |
1209 |
1250 |
9,779 |
|
Pontiac |
797 |
744 |
872 |
890 |
1013 |
1174 |
1240 |
1300 |
1495 |
1428 |
1596 |
1586 |
1549 |
15,684 |
|
GMC |
715 |
685 |
760 |
692 |
825 |
969 |
928 |
948 |
1003 |
998 |
932 |
945 |
831 |
11,231 |
|
Saturn |
339 |
333 |
360 |
352 |
457 |
457 |
471 |
556 |
509 |
446 |
394 |
346 |
318 |
5,338 |
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TOTAL |
7216 |
7132 |
7522 |
7949 |
8923 |
10,042 |
10,652 |
11,305 |
11,688 |
11,747 |
12,169 |
12,343 |
11,834 |
130,522 |
*The numbers include drivers
plus passenger plus a very few in unknown categories
Extracted from US Department of Transportation (National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data
May be
cited as: Leonard Evans,
http://www.scienceservingsociety.com/GMvehFats.htm
Numbers of children of indicated ages killed while travelling as passengers in GM vehicles, 2000-2012
|
Cumulative |
Total |
|
Interpretation |
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Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
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Less than One Year |
201 |
207 |
201 |
207 |
408 |
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1 Year |
165 |
151 |
366 |
358 |
724 |
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2 Years |
165 |
180 |
531 |
538 |
1069 |
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3 Years |
188 |
174 |
719 |
712 |
1431 |
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First column means that 188 three-year-old girls were killed as
passengers in GM vehicles, 2000 thru 2012 |
|
4 Years |
170 |
155 |
889 |
867 |
1756 |
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5 Years |
140 |
175 |
1029 |
1042 |
2071 |
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6 Years |
157 |
132 |
1186 |
1174 |
2360 |
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7 Years |
140 |
141 |
1326 |
1315 |
2641 |
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Last column
means that 2641 children 7 years or younger were killed as
passengers in GM vehicles, 2000 thru 2012 |
|
8 Years |
145 |
144 |
1471 |
1459 |
2930 |
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9 Years |
151 |
167 |
1622 |
1626 |
3248 |
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10 Years |
142 |
166 |
1764 |
1792 |
3556 |
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11 Years |
145 |
151 |
1909 |
1943 |
3852 |
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Extracted from US Department of Transportation (National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data
May be
cited as: Leonard Evans,
http://www.scienceservingsociety.com/GMvehFats.htm
Numbers of drivers killed travelling in GM vehicles
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2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
Totals |
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Buick / Opel |
464 |
478 |
505 |
514 |
601 |
659 |
688 |
774 |
740 |
795 |
796 |
823 |
874 |
8,711 |
|
Cadillac |
187 |
187 |
179 |
210 |
224 |
254 |
301 |
314 |
307 |
274 |
289 |
288 |
279 |
3,293 |
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Chevrolet |
3,146 |
3,000 |
3,105 |
3,357 |
3,543 |
3,944 |
4,160 |
4,353 |
4,317 |
4,457 |
4,648 |
4,604 |
4,536 |
51,170 |
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Oldsmobile |
217 |
265 |
289 |
316 |
386 |
428 |
560 |
658 |
693 |
695 |
804 |
847 |
904 |
7,062 |
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Pontiac |
562 |
532 |
590 |
620 |
735 |
846 |
900 |
906 |
1,021 |
970 |
1,072 |
1,066 |
1,116 |
10,936 |
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GMC |
518 |
518 |
573 |
501 |
601 |
696 |
685 |
668 |
710 |
691 |
666 |
667 |
598 |
8,092 |
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Saturn |
260 |
248 |
264 |
258 |
333 |
316 |
347 |
379 |
349 |
295 |
268 |
239 |
204 |
3,760 |
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TOTAL |
5,354 |
5,228 |
5,505 |
5,776 |
6,423 |
7,143 |
7,641 |
8,052 |
8,137 |
8,177 |
8,543 |
8,534 |
8,511 |
93,024 |
Top table minus this
table gives number of passengers (plus a very few fatalities of unknown
category).
Extracted from US Department of Transportation (National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data
May be
cited as: Leonard Evans,
http://www.scienceservingsociety.com/GMvehFats.htm
COMMENT
During
the period 2000 through 2012, US Government data document 130,522 people killed
travelling in GM vehicles. This includes 2,641 child passengers seven years or
younger. Almost none of these deaths have anything to do with technology,
defective or otherwise. They reflect how drivers drive, which is determined
mainly by public policy.
Why
do we largely ignore the deaths of 130,000 people in GM vehicles, and instead
expend enormous energy on 27? The GM number says nothing about the safety of GM
vehicles - it reflects the number of vehicles on the roads and how they are
driven. In the 2000-2012 period,
more than half a million people died on the roads of our nation.
Why we largely ignore the enormous numbers of deaths on our roads is the focus of my AJPH editorial:
Twenty Thousand More Americans Killed Annually Because US Traffic-Safety Policy Rejects Science
Revised 2014-10-15
