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The problem: Much of our safety data are reported only on an annual basis, and for most of our safety data there are reporting lags of up to several months after the accident or end of reporting period. When we reported safety...
The problem: Virtually all transportation accidents are preceded by a chain of events or circumstancesany one of which might have prevented the accident if it had gone another way. In a large number of cases,...
The problem: Each of the modes uses a different set of denominators for evaluating changes in safety risk.
Some programs (e.g., general aviation, recreational boating) use primarily a count of deaths or...The problem: Over time, each mode has developed its own taxonomy for describing the circumstances surrounding accidents. In fact, much of the focus has been on defining "causes" of accidents and developing "causal"...
The problem: The Department of Transportation maintains in excess of 40 programs that capture either safety data or crucial related information, such as measures of exposure. But a recent data quality review requested by Congress...
What Our Stakeholders Said. Participants in three of the workshops recommended that the Department of Transportation "designate a lead agency" to coordinate efforts across...
September 13, 2000
Table of Contents File Formats Entire Report PDF (330KB) Overview ...Excel | CSV
In relation to GDP 2001 Overall GDP (trillions of dollars) 10.05 Transportation related goods and services purchases (trillions of dollars) (1) 1.05 Transportation's...Excel | CSV | Figure Version
1993-2002 (Percent Change) Resident population 10.8 Employment 13.5 Tons of freight 18.4...Excel | CSV
Mode of Transportation Percentage change between 1993 and 2002 Value (real) Tons Ton-miles Overall total (CFS plus out-of-scope estimates...