Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile

Driving an automobile 15,000 miles per year cost 50¢ per mile in 2001, or 16 percent more than it did in 1991, when total costs were 43¢ (figure 34). These data, which are expressed in 1996 chained dollars,1 include fixed costs (e.g.,...

Figure 64 - Years of Potential Life Lost Due to Motor Vehicle and Other Transportation Accidents: 1991-2000

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NOTE: Years of potential life lost (YPLL) is the difference between the age of death and 65 years of age....

Transportation Statistics Annual Report - October 2003

NOTE: This edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report is provided as a historical reference. A newer edition of this publication, with more recent data for many items, is available. Some information and data in the...

Figure 1-4 - Indicators of Intelligent Transportation System Infrastructure Deployment: Fiscal Year 1997

NOTE: These percentages describe the amount of deployment relative to total deployment potential (e.g., a city that has 10 miles of its 100 miles of freeway covered by...

Box 1-1 - Designated High-Speed Rail Corridors

KEY: ISTEA = Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; TEA-21 = Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 1999

Box 1-1 - High-Speed Rail Corridor Status

In recent years, high-speed rail (HSR) service for intercity passengers has experienced renewed interest. Several parts of the country have produced HSR plans and some corridors are undertaking development activities (see map below). Section 1010 of...

Box 1-3 - Railroad Applications for Information Technology

In an era of growing rail traffic and increased interest in high-speed rail passenger service, several ongoing projects suggest the importance of information technologies (IT) for railroad safety. IT is at the heart of many train...

Box 1-2 - Report on Maritime Trade and Water Transportation

In late 1999, three Department of Transportation administrations, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the Maritime Administration (MARAD), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) will issue a report, Maritime Trade &...

Table 1-1 - Major Elements of the Transportation System: 1997

Table 1-2 - Highway Pavement Conditions: 1994-97