Table 6-3 Transportation Injuries by Mode: 2000, 2010-2013
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2000 2010 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL 3,218,900 2,259,731 2,237,378 2,382,010 2,333,903 Air 359 278...General
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Box 6-C Drones Pose New Aviation Threat
The rising popularity of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as “drones,” presents a major safety risk to manned aircraft crews, airline passengers, and anyone below their flight paths. For example, unauthorized UAS flights recently interfered with aerial tankers...
Figure 6-6 General Aviation Fatalities: 2014
SOURCE: National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation Accident Database, available at http://www.ntsb.gov/ as of July 2015.
Figure 6-5 Fatalities Rate by Age and Sex: 1990 and 2013
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 March 2015. Population Data: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, available...
Figure 6-3 Highway Crash Fatalities: 2013
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at www.fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of March 2015.
Table 6-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2013
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2000 2010 2011 2012 2013 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number...Box 6-B Fatality Reporting
There are two major sources for national reporting of transportation fatalities, most notably for highway fatalities—the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Figure 6-2 Fatality Rates for Select Modes of Transportation: 1990–2013
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NOTES: Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist acts include only onboard fatalities. Nonoccupant includes pedestrians and riders of nonmotorized bicycles and other pedal-powered vehicles and is measured on a per...
Figure 6-1 Licensed Drivers, Resident Population, Highway Fatalities, Highway Vehicle-miles Travelled (VMT): 2000-2013
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SOURCE: Drivers and Resident Population: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2013, tables DL-1C and MV-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013 as of June 2015....