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Figure 1 - Worldwide Civil Aviation Hijackings: 1970-2000

Figure 1 - Worldwide Civil Aviation Hijackings: 1970-2000

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NOTE: There were no hijackings of U.S.-registered carriers from 1991 through 2000. Data are through 2000 and do not include the hijacking of 4 airplanes by terrorists on Sept....

Chapter 6 - Safety

Chapter 6 - Safety Introduction

Promoting "public health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation-related deaths, injuries, and property damage" is a high priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) [1]. The United States has made much progress in...

Map - Safety Belt Use Rates: 2000

Map - Safety Belt Use Rates: 2000

1Maine and New Hampshire data are for 1998 from U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998 (Washington, DC: 1999).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of...

Preface

Preface

Congress requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to report on transportation statistics to the President and Congress. Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2001 (TSAR) is the eighth such report prepared in response to this congressional mandate, laid out in 49 U.S.C...