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Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Our mission is to lead in developing transportation data and information of high quality and to advance their effective use in both public and private transportation decisionmaking.
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Serious energy and environmental issues are associated with transportation.The U.S. transportation sector remains almost entirely dependent on petroleum as an energy source and more than 50 percent of the petroleum used in the United...
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 1999, transportation-related goods and...
The U.S. transportation network provides a high degree of personal mobility and freight activity. In 1999, the transportation network supported 4.8 trillion passenger-miles and about 3.9 trillion ton-miles.The data in this section confirm that local and long-distance...
The highest priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation is to promote safety. Although progress has been made in reducing fatalities, transportation remains the leading cause of accidental deaths and injuries in the United States. In 1999, about 95...
The U.S. transportation system is an extensive, interrelated network of public and private roads, airports, railroads, transit routes, waterways, terminals, ports, and pipelines. Millions of people and businesses rely on this ever-expanding...
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NOTE: This edition of Pocket Guide is provided as a historical reference. A newer edition of this publication, with more recent data for many items, is available. Some information and data in the historical document for a...
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.