Automobiles

No. 903. NEW PASSENGER CAR PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS: 1963 TO 1972

549

Value of domestically produced cars plus net value added by distribution of new, used, and imported cars. For definition, see text, p. 317.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, unpublished data.

No. 904. AUTOMOBILES-FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT: 1960 To 1972 [Refers to model-year production. For certain items, such as air conditioning, a significant number of units are installed on new vehicles after they leave the factory]

1 Includes power operated station wagon rear windows. 2 Covers windshield and other glass. Source: Chilton Company, Radnor, Pa. Annual Statistical Issue, Automotive Industries. (Copyright.)

No. 905. AUTOMOBILE Ownership, Age, and FinanCING: 1950 to 1971
[Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. For definition of family unit, see headnote, table 561]

NA Not available. 1 At time of survey, early in year indicated.
Age is determined by subtracting model year from year of survey. Covers family units buying cars during
preceding calendar year and still owning them at time of survey (January-February of year indicated).
Data may be unreliable due to an unusually small sample.

Refers to purchases during preceding year. Includes cars received as gifts, whether cash or credit purchased. Buyers for whom method of financing was not ascertained are excluded from the detail on purchases.

Source: The University of Michigan, Survey Research Center, Ann Arbor, Mich., Survey of Consumer Finances.

No. 906.

HOUSEHOLD Expenditures on NEW AND USED CARS: 1968 to 1973 [Seasonally adjusted. Annual figures are averages of quarterly rates, except purchases per 100 households. Expenditures and prices are net of trade-in allowances and State and Federal taxes. Based on sample]

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-65, Nos. 39, 45, and 46.

No. 907. ESTIMATED COST OF OPERATING AN AUTOMOBILE: 1960, 1970, AND 1971 [1971 estimates based on a 4-door sedan, costing $4,379, with an assumed life-span of 10 years, 100,000 miles. Similar specifications used in 1960 and 1970]

1 For 1971, includes lubrications, repacking wheel bearings, flushing cooling system, and alming headlamps replacement of minor parts such as spark plugs, fan belts, radiator hoses, distributor cap, fuel filter, and pollution control filters; minor repairs such as brake jobs, water pump, carburetor overhaul and universal joints; and major repairs such as a complete "valve job."

For 1971, gasoline use set at 13.6 miles per gallon;

For 1971, covers 7 new regular tires and 4 new snow tires during life of car. For 1971, includes a set of vinyl floor mats and seat covers. associated oil use at 1 gallon oil to 186 gallons gas.

For 1971, includes $50,000 combined public liability ($15,000/$30,000 bodily injury, and $5,000 property damage), $1,000 medical payments, uninsured motorist coverage, and full comprehensive coverage for the 10-year period; $100 deductible collision insurance was assumed for the first 5 years.

For 1971, includes monthly charges of $10 for garage rental or cost of owner's garaging facility, parking fee average of $54 per year, and toll average of $6.94 per year. 'For 1971, includes Federal excise taxes on tires of 10 cents per pound, lubricating oil of 6 cents per gallon, and gasoline of 4 cents per gallon; plus the Maryland tax on gasoline of 7 cents per gallon, titling tax of 4 percent of retail price, and registration fee of $20.00 for 3,700 pounds or less shipping weight, or $30.00 for vehicles over 3,700 pounds.

Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Cost of Operating an Automobile.

No. 908. CARS AND TRUCKS IN USE, BY AGE: 1955 to 1972

[As of July 1. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Excludes vehicles for which age was not known]

Source: R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, Mich. Further reproduction prohibited without Polk permission.

Fuel Consumption-Speed-Insurance

No. 909. MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION, BY USE: 1950 To 1971

551

[In millions of gallons, except averages. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Comprises all fuels under State motor fuel laws. Excludes exports and Federal purchases for military use. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Q 318-320, for highway and nonhighway usage]

I Through 1960, includes nonhighway usage and losses allowed for evaporation, handling, etc.; thereafter, highway usage only. 2 Includes taxicabs and motorcycles. 3 Includes school buses. Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, annual.

No. 910.

SPEED OF MOTOR VEHICLES: 1950 TO 1971

[Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Based on actual speed of each vehicle recorded on tangent sections of main rural highways during off-peak hours]

Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Traffic Speed Trends, and unpublished data.

No. 911. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: 1950 TO 1972

[Money figures in millions of dollars. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. 1950, net basis; 1955, direct writing basis; 1960 and 1965, direct premiums earned and direct losses incurred; 1969, premiums written basis; 1970-1972, premiums earned basis]

1 Beginning 1970, includes adjusting expenses.

2 Property damage included with bodily injury.

3 Covers real property against damage by autos. 4 Covers auto fire, theft, collision, and comprehensive. Source: The Spectator, Philadelphia, Pa., 1950, Insurance Yearbook; 1955 through 1965, Insurance by States; 1967-1969, Property Liability Insurance Review, annual, (copyright). Beginning 1970, The National Underwriter Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, Argus F.C. & S. Chart, annual, (copyright).

No. 912. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, Injuries, Deaths, and ECONOMIC LOSS: 1930 to 1972 [Estimates based on official reports from a representative cross-section of States. Includes all motor vehicle accidents regardless of place of occurrence and all injuries regardless of length of disability]

1 Wage loss, medical expense, insurance administrative costs, and property damage. Source: Insurance Information Institute, New York, N.Y., Traffic Accident Experience in the United States, March 1973. Data on deaths from National Safety Council.

No. 913. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VICTIMS-ECONOMIC LOSSES, BY TYPE: 1967 [In dollars, except as indicated. Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Seriously injured persons defined as those meetin any of following conditions: Hospitalized 2 weeks or more; $500 or more in medical costs other than hospital; 1 working, missed 3 weeks of work; if not working, missed 6 weeks of normal activities. Based on a sample of police reported injuries and fatalities due to automobile accidents]

Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Economic Consequences of Automobile Accident Injuries, vol. I, April 1970. (Automobile Insurance and Compensation Study.)

No. 914. MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS-NUMBer and DeathS, BY TYPE OF ACCIDENT

1 Totals may not quite equal sums of various types because the estimates are generally made only to nearest 10 deaths, and to nearest 50 deaths for certain types. Not comparable with earlier years. Source: National Safety Council, Chicago, Ill., Accident Facts, annual. (Copyright.)

Motor Vehicle Accidents

553

No. 915. MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS-PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED: 1960 To 1972 [Estimates based on summaries of motor vehicle accidents prepared by various States]

Includes persons injured attributable to action of both parties and those for whom action could not be determined.

Cutting in; improper passing; no or improper signalling; movement of driverless car; miscellaneous.
Standing on safety isle; getting on or off other vehicle; riding or hitching on vehicle; miscellaneous.
Railroad train; bicycle; other vehicle; miscellaneous.

Source: The Travelers Insurance Companies, Hartford, Conn., The Travelers Book of Street and Highway Accident
Data, annual.

18.5

18.3 16.5

22.4

20.4

22.2

21.2

4.0

5.6

4.7 12.0

8.5

7.9 9.8

8.6

17.2
11.5 11.7

16.3

15.2

13.6

13.7

13.2

12.6

13.5