Figure 5-13 Transportation-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2014

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NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. Transportation includes only fossil and renewable fuels consumed directly. Nontransportation includes the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, which include only fossil fuels...

Figure 5-12 Vehicle-Miles of Travel and Fuel Use by Personal Vehicles: 1965-2014

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NOTES: Includes passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles. The definition of a light-duty vehicle was changed after 2006, affecting the vehicle types incuded in the personal vehicle category.

SOURCE: U.S. Department...

Figure 5‑11 Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: 1990–2014

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KEY: CAFE = Corporate Average Fuel Economy; GVWR = Gross vehicle weight rating; U = data are unavailable.

NOTES: New vehicle fuel efficiency and CAFE standards assume 55% city and 45% highway-miles. Beginning with model...

Figure 5-10 Energy Intensity of Passenger Modes: 1990–2014

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KEY: Btu = Britsh thermal unit

NOTES: Light-duty highway includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. Highway data for 2007-2011 were calculated using a new methodology and are not comparable...

Figure 5-9 Energy Use by Transportation Mode: 2013

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KEY: Btu = British thermal unit

SOURCES: Calculated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics based on data from Air–Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Rail–Association of American Railroads. Transit...

Figure 5-8 Injury Rates for Select Transportation Modes: 1990–2014

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NOTES: Graphs with same color trend lines have identical scales. Light-duty vehicles includes passenger car and light truck occupants. Air includes serious injuries only. Nonoccupant includes pedestrians and riders of nonmotorized bicycles...

Figure 5-7 Number and Percent of Alcohol-Related v. Nonalcohol-Related Recreational Boating Fatalities: 2001–2014

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Goard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics available at www.uscgboating.org/statistics as of March 2016.

Figure 5-6 Number and Percent of Alcohol-Related v. Nonalcohol-Related Highway Fatalities: 2000–2014

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-20,...

Figure 5-5 State Laws on Distracted Driving Ban on Hand-Held Devices and Texting While Driving: February 2016

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NOTES: A primary law means that an officer can ticket the driver for the offense without any other traffic violation taking place. A secondary law means an officer can only issue a ticket if a driver has been pulled over for another...

Figure 5-4 Rate of Highway Fatalities by Age and Gender: 2000 and 2014

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SOURCES: Fatality Data–U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov as of February 2016. Population Data–U.S. Department of...