Safety Overview

In 2007, the highway mode accounted for most of the total transportation accidents (99.5 percent), fatalities (94.5 percent), and injuries (94.3 percent) (Table 2-2-1, Table2-2-4, and Table 2-2-5). General aviation accounts for the majority of air accidents, fatalities, and...

FIGURE 2-4-4B - U.S. Surface Trade With Mexico: January 1996-May 2008

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

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FIGURE 2-4-8 - Passenger Crossings into the United States by Personal Vehicles From Mexico and Canada: 1995-2007

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of...

Improving Congestion

The most recent data show continuing increases in highway congestion for many urban areas in the United States. Congestion in the United States, as measured by the Travel Time Index (TTI), increased for the largest urban areas from 1.36 in 2004 to 1.38 in 2005 (Table...

TABLE 2-1-14 - New and Rebuilt Locomotives and Freight Cars: 1995-2006

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TABLE 2-4-13 - U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight: January 2007-June 2008

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FIGURE 2-4-4A - U.S. Surface Trade With Canada: January 1996-May 2008

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

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TABLE 2-3-8 - St. Lawrence Seaway U.S. Locks Downtime by Cause: 1995-2007

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Hours of downtime, unless otherwise noted

TABLE 2-1-11 - Number of Stations Served by Amtrak and Rail Transit: FY 1995-2007

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TABLE 2-3-6 - Average Daytime Wait Times for Passengers at Selected U.S. Surface Border Gateways: 2003-2007

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