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Article: California Highway Patrol announces 1988 traffic accident statistics.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 13, 1989
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CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES 1988 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Highway Patrol today announced the final traffic accident statistics for calendar year 1988.
Fatalities: 5,381, down 119 (2.2 percent) from last year.
Estimated mileage death rate (deaths per 100 million miles of travel): 2.3, the lowest rate in the state's history, compared to 2.4 for 1987, 1986 and 1985.
Other figures1988 1987 Percent change
Pedestrians killed 1,084 975 +11.1
Bicyclists killed 138 139 ...