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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 55 percent.

Injured Persons by Mode    1999   ...

INJURED PERSONS IN LARGE-TRUCK CRASHES

INJURED PERSONS IN LARGE-TRUCK CRASHES Injured Persons in Large-Truck Crashes (annual data)

For 2000, preliminary estimates indicate that 79 percent of the total injuries involving large-truck crashes were occupants of other vehicles or outside the large truck.

Large-Truck...

INJURED MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, PEDESTRIANS, AND BICYCLISTS

INJURED MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, PEDESTRIANS, AND BICYCLISTS Injured Motor Vehicle Occupants, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists (annual data)

The vast majority of transportation injuries involve motor vehicles. The number of light trucks has increased greatly since 1990, affecting light...

HAZMAT INCIDENTS INVOLVING CRASHES OR TRAIN DERAILMENTS

HAZMAT INCIDENTS INVOLVING CRASHES OR TRAIN DERAILMENTS Hazardous Materials Incidents Involving Vehicular Accidents or Derailments (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

All 2001 data are preliminary.

Motor vehicle accidents or train derailments account for...

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS Hazardous Materials Incidents (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

All 2001 data are preliminary.

Hazardous Materials Serious Incidents (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

All 2001 data are preliminary...

HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FATALITIES

HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FATALITIES Pipeline Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Note: Spike in graph represents leak and explosion of gas in a residential and shopping district in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 11/21/96.

Pipeline...

GENERAL AVIATION FATALITIES

GENERAL AVIATION FATALITIES General Aviation Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

General aviation fatalities comprise the majority of aviation fatalities in most years.

General Aviation    Aug-00       Aug-01 ...

FATALITIES IN LARGE-TRUCK CRASHES

FATALITIES IN LARGE-TRUCK CRASHES Fatalities in Large-Truck Crashes (annual data)

Trucks represent 4 percent of registered vehicles, about 7 percent of vehicle miles of travel, and 8 percent of vehicles in fatal crashes. Occupants of other vehicles or people outside the truck...

FATALITIES IN COMMERCIAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

FATALITIES IN COMMERCIAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Commercial Maritime Fatalities (annual data)

Maritime worker fatalities include crewmembers in the maritime industry aboard U.S. vessels/platforms. The data do not include fatalities on recreational boats or foreign vessels, or...

COMMERCIAL AVIATION FATALITIES

COMMERCIAL AVIATION FATALITIES Commercial Air Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Commercial air fatalities include those arising from accidents of planes providing passenger and/or cargo services to the public, including large air carriers, commuter air, and air taxi...