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ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes)

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Fatalities represent the most severe safety consequence for the transportation system. In 2000, there were 44,105 transportation-related fatalities, compared to...

TRANSIT FATALITIES

TRANSIT FATALITIES Transit Fatalities (annual data)

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Transit includes transit bus, light and heavy transit rail, commuter rail, paratransit, and other transit categories. Transit fatalities are transit-caused deaths confirmed within 30 days of a transit incident...

RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES

RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES Recreational Boating Fatalities (annual data)

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Most fatalities, injuries, and accidents in water transportation involve recreational boating. Most recreational boating is discretionary, and the purpose of trips generally is to...

RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING FATALITIES

RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING FATALITIES Railroad and Highway-Rail Crossing Fatalities (annual data, selected series)

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Rail and Highway-Rail Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

In most years, the overwhelming majority of people killed...

RAIL ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS

RAIL ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS Rail Accidents and Incidents and Highway-Rail Incidents (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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Rail accidents and incidents include any collision between railroad on-track equipment and other vehicles or pedestrians at grade...

MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES

MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES Fatalities of Highway Vehicle Occupants, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists (annual data)

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Highway crashes caused 94 percent of all transportation-related fatalities in 2000, and were the leading cause of death of people ages 5...

MODAL BREAKDOWN OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS

MODAL BREAKDOWN OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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All 2001 data are preliminary

Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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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)

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Since 1990, rail injuries have declined by 54 percent.

Injured Persons by Mode 1999 2000 Transit*...

INJURED PERSONS IN LARGE-TRUCK CRASHES

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

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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....

INJURED MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, PEDESTRIANS, AND BICYCLISTS

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

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