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Transit Vehicle Reliability

Transit Vehicle Reliability

Transit service1 interruptions due to mechanical failures remained relatively level from 1995 through 2000,2 averaging between 18 and 19 mechanical problems per 100,000 revenue vehicle-miles [1, 2] (figure 57).

Among transit vehicles, buses and light rail...

Transportation Fatality Rates

Transportation Fatality Rates

There were 45,130 fatalities related to transportation in 2001, almost 16 fatalities per 100,000 U.S. residents [1, 2, 3, 5]. This is a decline of 11 percent from 18 fatalities per 100,000 residents in 1991, when there were 44,320 fatalities. Nearly 93 percent...

Airport Runway Conditions

Airport Runway Conditions

Airport runway conditions improved at the nation’s major public-use airports between 1990 and 2001 [1]. At the nation’s commercial service airports, pavement in poor condition declined from 5 percent of runways in 1990 to 2 percent in 2001 (figure 88)....

Figure 9 - Truck Freight Flows in the United States: 1998

Figure 9 - Truck Freight Flows in the United States: 1998

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Operations Core Business Unit, Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).

Figure 90 - Median Age of Cars and Trucks: 1992-2002

Figure 90 - Median Age of Cars and Trucks: 1992-2002

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NOTE: “Trucks” represents all types of trucks, including light trucks (sport utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks).

SOURCES: U.S...

Relative Prices for Transportation Goods and Services

Relative Prices for Transportation Goods and Services

The United States had relatively lower prices for transportation goods and services in 19991 than did 15 out of 25 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (figure 95). However, the nation’s top two...