From the early 1980s until 2000, car driver death rates decreased from 164 to 87 per million cars registered. (iihs.org)
In crashes with another passenger vehicle, 51 percent of driver deaths in recent model cars during 2000 - 01 occurred in side impacts, up from 31 percent in 1980 - 81. (iihs.org)
The result is that during 2000 - 01 side impacts accounted for 37 percent of driver deaths overall, up from 26 percent in 1980 - 81. (iihs.org)