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Air Fatalities

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Number of general aviation deaths

Improved safety is the foremost goal of the United States Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration regulates safety, and the National Transportation Safety...

Highway Fatalities

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Quarterly data

Improved safety is the foremost goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and highway fatalities accounted for 94% of all transportation fatalities in 2009. (BTS, National Transportation Statistics) Motor vehicle fatalities were the leading...

Safety

Highway Fatalities Air Fatalities Rail Fatalities

Chapter 6 - The State of Transportation Statistics

Box 6-A Measuring the Economic Impact of For-Hire and In-House Transportation Figure 6-1 Value Added by Transportation Mode: 1997 Table 6-1 Major Information Gaps and Challenges Figure 6-2 Recent Fluctuations in Freight: January 2000–November 2012 Table 6-2 Examples of Safety Performance...

Chapter 4 - Transportation and the Economy

Figure 4-1 Modal For-hire Transportation Services Contribution to U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2011 Table 4-1 U.S. Gross Domestic Product Attributed to Transportation-Related Final Demand 1995, 2000, 2008–2011 Figure 4-2 Labor Productivity Indices for Selected Transportation Industries...

Chapter 3 - Moving Goods

Box 3-A The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Figure 3-1 Modal Shares of Shipments by Value, Weight, and Ton-Miles: 2007 Table 3-1 Weight and Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040 Estimates Figure 3-2 Freight Flows by Highway,...

Chapter 2 - Moving People

Figure 2-1 Major Passenger Transportation Facilities: 2013 Table 2-1 U.S. Passenger-Miles: 2005–2010 - Note: Table 2-1 was revised on Aug. 19, 2013 Figure 2-2 Motor Vehicles per Household: 2011 Table 2-2 Daily Trip Rates and Travel Miles per Person: 1977, 1983, 1990, 1995 NPTS and 2001, 2009...

Chapter 1 - Transportation System Characteristics — An Overview

Box 1-A Overview of the U.S. Transportation System - Note: Box A-1 was revised on Aug. 19, 2013 Box 1-B Condition of the U.S. Transportation System Figure 1-1 Transportation Services Index of Passenger and Freight Transportation: January 1990–December 2012 Table 1-1 Estimated Value of...