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INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING
Injured Persons: Transit, Rail, Grade Crossings, and Boating (annual
data, selected series)
Since 1990, rail injuries have declined by 55 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* |
4,612 |
4,315 |
| Recreational Boating* percent change from previous year |
-1.25 |
6.44 |
| 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. 273-280, National Transportation Statistics 1999 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
and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration,
Office of Safety, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/
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