Geography of Domestic Freight Flows

The U.S. transportation system carried 18 percent more tons of freight in 2002 than in 1993 [2]. This growth was unevenly distributed in terms of geography and by mode, in part because of the differing characteristics of truck, waterborne, and rail modes and...

Figure 11-5 - Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete Bridges: All Roadways,1992-2002

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NOTES: Functionally obsolete refers to bridges that do not have the lane widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearances adequate to serve...

Daily Passenger Travel - Box 5-A

The 2001 NHTS was sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Households were asked about all the trips1 they took on a...

Figure 11-7 - Urban Bridge Condition by Functional Class: 2002

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NOTES: Functionally obsolete refers to bridges that do not have the lane widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearances adequate to serve traffic demand, or the bridge may...

Figure 13-3 - Share of Transportation-Related Final Demand by Type: 1992-2002

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NOTES: Total transportation-related final demand is the sum of all consumer, private business, and government purchases of transportation-related goods and...

Figure 9-10 - Serious Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Type: 2002

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NOTES: A minor injury is one in which the victim was treated and released. A serious injury is one in which the victim was either hospitalized or treated and transferred...

Years of Potential Life Lost from Transportation Accidents - Box 9-B

Data used here come from a national mortality database compiled by the Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics. Years of potential...

Transportation Fatality Rates - Box 9-A

Each transportation mode tends to define fatality differently and may generate its fatality data using different methods. Therefore, comparisons across modes should be viewed very carefully. For further information on modal fatality...

Figure 8-9 - U.S. Containerized Imports by Major Port Regions: January 1999-September 2003

KEY: TEUs = 20-foot equivalent units.

NOTES: The reduction in Gulf Coast container traffic in 2000 was a result of the general economic downturn at the time....

Figure 9-7 - Injury Rates for Occupants of Selected Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles: 1992-2002

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NOTE: Some of the data used to calculate 2002 injury rates are preliminary. Bus and large truck occupant injury rates, 1992–2002, are...