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Economic Impacts of Motor Vehicle Crashes

Economic Impacts of Motor Vehicle Crashes

Motor vehicle crashes in the United States cost an estimated $231 billion1$820 per person or 2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product2 [1]. The largest components of the total cost (26 percent each) are market productivity—the cost of foregone...

Figure 26 - Trips Completed per Day: 2001

Figure 26 - Trips Completed per Day: 2001

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NOTE: Data are from the daily travel segment of the 2001 National Household Travel Survey. Long-distance travel data (i.e., trips of 50 miles or more collected during a 4-week...

Figure 28 - Share of Person Trips by Purpose: 2001

Figure 28 - Share of Person Trips by Purpose: 2001

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1 “Vacation” includes rest and relaxation.

NOTE: The 2001 National Household Travel Survey defined a trip as each time a person went from one...

Intermittent Interruptions of Transportation Services

Intermittent Interruptions of Transportation Services

Natural disasters, accidents, labor disputes, terrorism, security breaches, and other unforeseeable incidents can result in major disruptions to the transportation system. Although a comprehensive account of these unpredictable...