V. Normalization Metrics

While total net subsidy may be of interest to policymakers, additional insight may be gained by normalizing the subsidy; that is, by dividing it by an indicator of the magnitude of the transportation activity being subsidized. This makes it easier to compare subsidies...

Table 1. Net Federal Subsidies to Passenger Transportation by Mode: FY 1990-2003

(Millions of Current Dollars)

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Figure 4. Net Federal Subsidies per Thousand Passenger Miles for Highway by Vehicle Type: FY 1990 - 2002

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Sources: See Table 4.

III. Definition and Coverage

Federal subsidy can be broadly defined as any financial assistance provided to particular transportation modes, transportation activities, or specific groups of transportation infrastructure users. This definition includes both direct monetary transfers as well...

Federal Subsidies to Passenger Transportation

December 2004

Counting the New Mobile Workforce

BTS97-A-01 April 1997

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics Priorities for the Future

1997

Table 3.3 - Distribution of estimated road deaths, motor vehicles and population

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Figure 3.4 - Central Africa Fatality Rates

Chapter 2 - Methodology

The 42 countries specified under the TOR have been grouped into the following sub-regions which have been used to facilitate the data analysis.