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Figure 28 - Share of Person Trips by Purpose: 2001

Figure 28 - Share of Person Trips by Purpose: 2001

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1 “Vacation” includes rest and relaxation.

NOTE: The 2001 National Household Travel Survey defined a trip as each time a person went from one...

Intermittent Interruptions of Transportation Services

Intermittent Interruptions of Transportation Services

Natural disasters, accidents, labor disputes, terrorism, security breaches, and other unforeseeable incidents can result in major disruptions to the transportation system. Although a comprehensive account of these unpredictable...

Chapter 2 - Transportation Indicators

Chapter 2 - Transportation Indicators Introduction

The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century1 charged the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) with compiling, analyzing, and publishing a comprehensive set of transportation statistics, including information on:

productivity...

Bridge Condition

Bridge Condition

The condition of bridges nationwide has improved markedly since the early 1990s. Of the nearly 600,000 roadway bridges in 2001, the Federal Highway Administration found that 14 percent were structurally deficient and 14 percent were functionally obsolete. About 40 percent of...

Vehicle Ownership and Availability

Vehicle Ownership and Availability

Slightly less than one-third of households said they had one personal vehicle1 available for use in 2001. A little more than one-third of households (40 million out of 107 million households) had 2 vehicles and slightly less than one-quarter had 3 or more...

Figure 50 - Roadside Truck Inspections: 1990-2001

Figure 50 - Roadside Truck Inspections: 1990-2001

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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin­istration, Motor Carrier Management Information System, available at http://www.fmcsa....

Figure 3 - Multifactor Productivity: 1990-2001

Figure 3 - Multifactor Productivity: 1990-2001

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NOTE: Rail productivity data are only available through 1999.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, available at http://www.bls.gov/...