Table 2-32:  Transit Safety Data by Modea for All Reported Accidentsb,,,,,,,,,
,1990,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002e
"Fatalities, total",212,179,152,185,192,190,183,197,109
Motor busc,92,69,82,100,90,91,82,89,64
Light rail,5,10,5,3,14,13,22,15,8
Heavy rail,51,43,32,28,18,21,19,26,30
Commuter rail,63,56,30,52,67,64,56,64,7
Demand responsive,0,1,3,2,2,1,4,3,0
Van pool,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Automated guideway,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0
"Injured persons, total","20,023","22,159","22,950","21,452","21,341","21,727","22,140","21,260","7,771"
Motor busc,"18,876","20,879","21,222","20,145","20,136","20,291","20,329","19,532","7,211"
Light rail,465,355,680,320,332,427,415,305,177
Heavy rail,296,348,431,336,261,286,425,598,90
Commuter rail,84,159,213,99,66,54,53,108,50
Demand responsive,286,395,379,499,492,632,869,679,200
Van pool,16,23,25,52,53,37,49,38,43
Automated guideway,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0
"Accidents, total","58,002","25,683","25,166","24,842","23,937","23,040","24,271","23,891","13,968"
Motor busc,"55,289","23,819","23,425","22,991","22,277","21,137","22,127","21,799","12,821"
Light rail,699,309,341,363,328,300,357,344,558
Heavy rail,144,637,346,278,293,396,364,328,183
Commuter rail,175,216,201,162,193,215,268,237,89
Demand responsive,"1,613",647,774,886,664,862,997,976,283
Van pool,81,54,78,160,179,130,157,207,34
Automated guideway,1,1,1,2,3,0,1,0,0
"Vehicle-miles (millions), total","2,490","2,620","2,605","2,702","2,833","2,927","3,002","3,090","3,085"
Motor busc,"1,668","1,702","1,687","1,719","1,779","1,835","1,868","1,911","1,919"
Light rail,24,34,37,41,43,48,52,53,60
Heavy rail,529,537,543,558,566,578,595,608,621
Commuter rail,187,217,203,216,242,249,253,257,255
Demand responsive,74,109,108,134,157,167,179,205,172
Van pool,8,19,25,33,44,49,52,54,56
Automated guideway,0.6,1.1,1.4,1.4,1.4,1.4,1.6,1.8,1.8
Rates per 100 million vehicle-milesd,,,,,,,,,
"Fatalities, all modes",8.5,6.8,5.8,6.8,6.8,6.5,6.1,6.4,3.5
Motor busc,5.5,4.1,4.9,5.8,5.1,5.0,4.4,4.7,3.3
Light rail,20.8,29.0,13.3,7.4,32.3,27.1,42.3,28.3,13.3
Heavy rail,9.6,8.0,5.9,5.0,3.2,3.6,3.2,4.3,4.8
Commuter rail,33.6,25.8,14.8,24.1,27.6,25.7,22.1,24.9,2.7
Demand responsive,0,0.9,2.8,1.5,1.3,0.6,2.2,1.5,0
Van pool,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Automated guideway,162.0,0,0,0,69.0,0,0,0,0
"Injured persons, all modes",804,846,881,794,753,742,738,688,252
Motor busc,"1,132","1,227","1,258","1,172","1,132","1,106","1,088","1,022",376
Light rail,"1,933","1,030","1,815",785,767,889,798,575,295
Heavy rail,56,65,79,60,46,50,71,98,14
Commuter rail,45,73,105,46,27,22,21,42,20
Demand responsive,386,361,349,372,313,379,485,331,116
Van pool,208,123,101,158,121,75,94,70,77
Automated guideway,0,0,0,70,69,0,0,0,0
"Accidents, all modes","2,329",980,966,919,845,787,809,773,453
Motor busc,"3,315","1,400","1,389","1,338","1,252","1,152","1,184","1,141",668
Light rail,"2,906",897,910,891,758,624,687,649,930
Heavy rail,27,119,64,50,52,69,61,54,29
Commuter rail,93,100,99,75,80,86,106,92,35
Demand response,"2,177",591,714,661,423,516,557,476,165
Van pool,"1,052",289,314,485,408,263,301,383,61
Automated guideway,162,87,69,139,207,0,62,0,0
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"a  Accident statistics for cable car, inclined plane, jitney, and ferry boat are not available.  The number of incidents, fatalities, and injuries for these modes appear in the footnotes for table 2-33.",,,,,,,,,
"b  Accidents include collisions with vehicles, objects,  people (except suicides), and derailments/vehicles going off road.",,,,,,,,,
c  Motor bus also includes trolley bus.,,,,,,,,,
"d  Rates are based on total incidents including accidents and were calculated by dividing the number of fatalities, injuries, and incidents in this table by the number of vehicle-miles.",,,,,,,,,
"eThe drop in the number of incidents, accidents, injuries, and property damage is due largely to a change in definitions by the Federal Transit Administration, particularly the definition of injuries.  Only injuries requiring immediate medical treatment away from the scene now qualify as reportable.  Previously, any injury was reportable.  Also, commuter rail data are now derived from the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Accident Incident Reporting System (RAIRS).
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Data are provided only for transit systems that furnished safety data for inclusion in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis annual reports.  Data covers only direct-operated urban transit systems. Vehicle-miles for all transit systems including nonurban and purchased can be found in the vehicle-miles table in chapter 1.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"Prior to the 2000 edition, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis Report was entitled Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) annual report.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE,,,,,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, 2002 Safety and Security Statistics, personal communication, Oct. 8, 2004. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
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