Table 5-6: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by Mode: 1990, 2005, 2008–2012
Millions of metric tons of CO2, domestic activities only
Passenger cars Light-duty trucks Medium- and Heavy- trucks Buses Aircraft Ships and boats Rail Other Total, all...General
Legacy ID
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Table 5-5: Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Various Years
Miles per gallon
Calendar YearAverage U.S. passenger car fuel efficiencyNew vehicle fuel efficiency (model year)CAFE standards (model year)Light duty vehicle, short wheel baseLight duty vehicle, long wheel basePassenger carDomestic passenger carImported passenger carLight truck (<8,500 lbs...Table 5-4 Energy Consumption by Transportation Mode, Various Years
1990 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011 Highway Cars ...Table 5-3: Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode, 2007-2011
20072008200920102011Air Certificated carriersa Jet fuel (million gallons)12,99912,46911,14711,05610,864General aviationb Aviation gasoline (million gallons)274248227221216Jet fuel (million gallons)1,4861,...Figure 5-5 Distracted Driving Laws for Mobile Devices by State, 2012
NOTES: The District of Columbia has a Texting and Hand-Held Ban, Guam has a Texting Ban and the Virgin Islands have a Hand-Held Ban. Partial bans refer to the states that have laws prohibiting certain groups of drivers from using a hand-held device or...
Figure 5-4: Injury Rates by Select Mode: 1990–2011
Total Highway
Year Injuries per 100 million vehicle miles 1990 150.7 1991 142.6...Table 5-2: Injured Persons by Transportation Mode, Various Years
1990 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL Injuries 3,269,466 3,217,115 2,716,534 2,236,294 2,259,768 2,234,245 Air...Figure 5-3: Highway Fatalitiy Rate by Age and Gender, 1980 and 2011
Age Fatalities per 10,000 persons Males Females 1980 2011 1980 2011 0 0.620039 0.17615 0.55576 0.133140 1...Figure 5-2: Number of Highway Fatalities by Age and Gender, 1980 and 2011
Age Males Females 1980 2011 1980 2011 0 112 36 96 26 1 99 42 99 35 2...Figure 5-1: Fatality Rates by Mode: 1990–2011
Highway
Year Fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles 1990 2.1 1991 1.9...