Figure 3-4 Transportation's Share of U.S. Petroleum Use: 1975-2005

Million barrels per day

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Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual...

Figure 3-3 U.S. Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1975-2005

Million barrels per day

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Figure 3-3 U.S. Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1975-2005

Million barrels per day

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Note: 2005 data are preliminary.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual...

Figure 3-1 International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea

Number of incidents

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Figure 3-1 International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea

Number of incidents

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Notes: Incidents include attempts and threatening actions.

Source: International Maritime Organization, Annual Report (various years...

Figure 2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes

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Figure 2-4 Fatality Rates for Selected Modes

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Notes: Air carrier data were smoothed using an exponential smoothing model, with a weight of 0.945 to reduce the year-to-year fluctuations. Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept....

Citation

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Ship in Baltimore Harbor Dennis Roos, Sr.

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Passenger train National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

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6 - Environment

While transportation enhances the quality of our lives, it also generates environmental impacts that can lead to human health problems and ecological damage. Overall, most transportation air emissions, such as particulates, have declined since 1980 despite signifi cant...

5 - Economy

Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. It moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services produced by other sectors of the economy. In 2005, transportation-related goods and service contributed $1.3...