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Event Rural Unknown Urban Unknown Time of crash to EMS notification 6.77 37% 3.62 46% EMS notification to EMS arrival at crash scene 11.36 35% 6.26...Excel | CSV
Speed limit Rural Urban Unknown Total Interstate Principal arterial Other Interstate Principal arterial Other 30 mph or less 2 61 987 11 28 2,802 94 3,985 35 or 40 mph 15 181 1,899 39 114 4,383 129 6,760...Excel | CSV
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety
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Cause Accidents Operator inattention 983 Operator inexperience 947 Careless/reckless operation 830 Excessive speed 676 No proper lookout 588 Alcohol use 337 Passenger/skier behavior 333...Excel | CSV
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad Safety Statisitcs Annual Report 1999 (Washington, DC: August 2000), also available at http://www.fra....
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Factors Number Percent Total pedestrian fatalities 4,906 100.0 Improper crossing of roadwayor intersection 1,474 30.0 Walking, playing, working, etc., in roadway 1,420 28.9 Failure to yield right-of-way 672...Excel | CSV
Type of operation Fatal accidents Deaths Number Percent Number Percent General aviation 4,386 98 8,046 82 Commercial aviation 85 2 1,756 18 Total 4,471 100 9,802 100...
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Inspection Database.
In March 2001, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its early assessment estimates for motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2000 and the...
Car crash testing - passenger car crashing into wall.
The highest priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is to "promote public health and safety by working toward the elimination of...