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Table 8 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels

Table 8 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels

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Mode 1970 1980 1990 1999 2000 Air carriers 2,679 3,808 6,083 8,228 U General aviation 131,743 211,045 196,800 219,464 U Passenger carsa 89,243,557 121,600,843 133,700,496 132,432,044...

Table 6 Airlinea Passenger Screening Results

Table 6 Airlinea Passenger Screening Results

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  1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Persons screened (millions) 585 993 1,145 1,263 1,812 Firearms detected 1,914 2,913 2,843 2,390 1,937 Persons arrested carrying firearms/explosives 1,031 1,310 1,336 1...

Table 5 Injured Persons by Transportation Mode

Table 5 Injured Persons by Transportation Mode

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Mode 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 Air carrier 107 19 29 25 P26 Commuter air carrier N 14 11 25 P7 On-demand air taxi N 43 36 14 P10 General aviation 715 681 402 395 P329 Highwaya N N 3...

Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000

Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000

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Category Number Percent Passenger car occupants 20,492 46.4  Light-truck occupants 11,418 25.8  Pedestrians stuck by motor vehicles 4,739 10.7  Motorcyclists 2,862 6.5...

Table 2 Fatalities by Transportation Mode

Table 2 Fatalities by Transportation Mode

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Mode 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 Large air carriera 146 1 39 168 92 Commuter air carriera N 37 7 9 5 On-demand air taxia N 105 51 52 71 General aviationa 1,310 1,239 767 734 592 Highwayb 52,...

Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2000

Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2000

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Mode Components Highway   Public roads 46,677 miles of Interstate highway 114,511 miles of other National Highway System roads 3,789,927 miles of other roads Air   Public-use airports 5,317 airports...

Preface

Preface

Statistics published in this Pocket Guide to Transportation come from many different sources. Some statistics are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Statistics may also be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing.

Introduction

Introduction

America's transportation system has changed along with the nation's society and economy. The following table puts those changes in perspective:

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Characteristic 1970 2000 Resident population (thousands)       203,...