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3-3 U.S. Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1975-2008

3-3 U.S. Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1975-2008

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Notes: 2008 data are preliminary. All 2007 data are revised. Transportation consumption data for 2006 is revised.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy...

2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985-2007

2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985-2007

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Year Passenger car occupants Light-truck occupants Large-truck occupants Motorcycle riders General aviation Air carriers (actual and smoothed fatality rates) RFatalities RVMT (millions)...

2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985-2007

2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes: 1985-2007

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Notes: Air carrier data were smoothed using an exponential smoothing model, with a weight of 0.945 to reduce the year-to-year fluctuations. Air carrier fatalities resulting from the...

Citation

Citation Photo Credits

Front cover

Traffic L. Henk

Truck BTS Staff

Cargo ship BTS Staff

Airplane Daniel Duchon

Back cover

Highway BTS Staff

Train tracks BTS Staff

Pipeline Kevin Abbott

Taxis BTS Staff

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6 - Environmental Sustainability

6 - Environmental Sustainability

While transportation enhances the quality of our lives, it also generates environmental impacts that can lead to human health problems and ecological damage. Overall, most transportation air emissions in the United States, such as particulates, have declined...

5 - Economy

5 - Economy

Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. It moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services produced by other sectors of the economy. In 2008, transportation-related goods and services contributed $1.38...

4 - Mobility and Livability

4 - Mobility and Livability

The U.S. transportation network makes possible a high degree of personal mobility and freight activity. The data in this section show growth in travel and freight shipments over time. Factors influencing this growth include, among others: vehicle availability,...

3 - Security

3 - Security

Ensuring the security of all transportation systems and the people who use them is a national priority. While much of the initial national focus after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was on aircraft and airports, today attention is also directed at other modes,...