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Highway Fatalities

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Improved safety is the foremost goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and highway fatalities accounted for 94% of all transportation fatalities in 2011. (BTS, National Transportation Statistics) Motor vehicle fatalities were the leading...

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Chapter 4: Economic Characteristics of Passenger Travel and Tourism

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Transportation is both a component of U.S. economic output and a contributor to the economy. The Nation’s economic output for 2011, measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), includes nearly $1.5 trillion in the transportation sector (table 4-1). The largest portion of GDP...