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INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING
Injured Persons: Transit, Rail, Grade Crossings, and Boating (annual data, selected series)
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Since 1990, rail injuries have declined by 54 percent.
| Transit* |
55,990 |
55,325 |
| Transit* percent change from previous year |
-0.25 |
-1.19 |
| Railroad |
10,304 |
10,424 |
| Railroad percent change from previous year |
1.46 |
1.16 |
| Recreational Boating |
4,315 |
4,355 |
| Recreational Boating percent change from previous year |
6.44 |
0.93 |
| Highway-rail grade crossing |
1,396 |
1,219 |
| Highway-rail grade crossing percent change from previous year |
7.14 |
-1.68 |
* Data are for 1999 and 1998.
See U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, pp. 429-435, National Transportation Statistics 2000 for detailed discussion of modal injury data.
SOURCE: Data compiled from various government agencies, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2000, table 2-2, available at: http://www.bts.gov/btsprod/nts/Ch2_web/2-2.htm and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety. 2000 numbers for boating available at U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
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