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Sources: 2000-U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; based on data from Federal Highway Administration, Office...
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Mode2007200820092010Air Air carrier8,0447,8567,7717,431General aviation231,607228,663223,877223,370Highway Light duty vehiclesa235,678,150236,448,155234,467,679230,444,440Motorcycles7,138,4767,752,9267,929,7248,212,267Busesb834,436843,308841...The U.S. transportation system is an extensive, interconnected network of public and private roads, airports, railroads, transit routes, waterways, terminals, ports, and pipelines. Millions of people and businesses rely on this expanding system to get to work, conduct business, ship goods...
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Note: Incidents include attempts and threatening actions.
Source: International Maritime Organization, Reports on Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships: Annual Report, available at http://www.imo.org accessed August 2012.
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1990 2000 2010 2011 Highway 7,296 15,063 12,649 12,801 Accident related 249 329 321 332...Excel
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Fatal Crashes Overall...Notes: While 10 States and DC have universal bans on handheld devices and texting, many other States have partial bans on either or both that restrict use for novice drivers or bus drivers. In Iowa and Virginia, secondary enforcement is applied to texting while driving. In Maryland...
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Mode1990200020102011Air485359278362Large U.S. air carriera29311620Commuter air carriera11720On-demand air taxia3612615General aviationa409309254327Highwayb3,230,6663,188,7502,239,0002,217,000Pipeline, gas and hazardous liquid768110960Railroadc25,14311,6438,3338,181Transitd54,55656,69723...Excel
Notes: Not all graph scales are comparable. Air carrier fatalities resulting from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks include only onboard fatalities. In 2011, FHWA revised vehicle miles traveled data beginning with 2007 using a new methodology. Highway fatality rates may...