INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING
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 54 percent.
| Injured Persons by Mode | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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).