Table 2-32:  Transit Safety Data by Modea for All Reported Accidentsb,,,,,,,,,,
,1990 ,1991 ,1992 ,1993 ,1994 ,1995 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,R1999  
Fatalities,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,92,80,91,79,90,69,82,100,90,91
Light rail,5,11,6,14,10,10,5,3,14,13
Heavy rail,51,59,33,37,41,43,32,28,18,21
Commuter rail,63,63,43,59,82,56,30,52,67,64
Demand responsive,0,2,0,2,2,1,3,2,2,1
Van pool,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Automated guideway,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0
    Total,212,215,173,191,225,179,152,185,192,190
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Injured persons,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,"18,876","19,016","20,556","20,862","19,663","20,879","21,222","20,145","20,138","20,291"
Light rail,465,474,468,361,327,355,680,320,332,427
Heavy rail,296,308,273,365,309,348,431,336,261,286
Commuter rail,84,560,110,210,216,159,213,99,66,54
Demand responsive,286,200,233,224,399,395,379,499,492,632
Van pool,16,36,13,58,24,23,25,52,53,37
Automated guideway,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,0
    Total,"20,023","20,594","21,653","22,081","20,939","22,159","22,950","21,452","21,343","21,727"
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Accidents,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,"55,289","44,467","34,282","28,596","27,754","23,819","23,425","22,995","22,277","21,137"
Light rail,699,671,600,449,512,309,341,363,328,300
Heavy rail,144,188,613,662,744,637,346,325,293,396
Commuter rail,175,248,181,208,266,216,201,192,193,215
Demand responsive,"1,613",814,668,524,659,647,774,886,664,862
Van pool,81,79,35,119,36,54,78,160,179,130
Automated guideway,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,3,0
    Total,"58,002","46,468","36,380","30,559","29,972","25,683","25,166","24,924","23,937","23,040"
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Vehicle miles (millions),,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,"1,668","1,661","1,688","1,690","1,702","1,702","1,687","1,719","1,779","1,835"
Light rail,24,27,28,27,34,34,37,41,43,48
Heavy rail,529,522,520,518,522,537,543,558,566,578
Commuter rail,187,188,188,206,210,217,203,216,242,249
Demand responsive,74,71,72,77,94,109,108,134,157,167
Van pool,8,8,13,16,18,19,25,33,44,49
Automated guideway,0.6,0.5,1.0,1.0,1.2,1.1,1.4,1.4,1.4,1.4
    Total,"2,490","2,478","2,510","2,535","2,581","2,620","2,605","2,702","2,833","2,927"
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Rates per 100 million vehicle-milesd,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,5.5,4.8,5.4,4.7,5.3,4.1,4.9,5.8,5.1,5.0
Light rail,20.8,40.3,21.2,51.1,29.6,29.0,13.3,7.4,32.3,27.1
Heavy rail,9.6,11.3,6.3,7.1,7.9,8.0,5.9,5.0,3.2,3.6
Commuter rail,33.6,33.4,22.9,28.6,39.0,25.8,14.8,24.1,27.6,25.7
Demand responsive,0,2.8,0,2.6,2.1,0.9,2.8,1.5,1.3,0.6
Van pool,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Automated guideway,162.0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,69.0,0
   Total,8.5,8.7,6.9,7.5,8.7,6.8,5.8,6.8,6.8,6.5
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Injured persons,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,"1,132","1,145","1,218","1,234","1,155","1,227","1,258","1,172","1,132","1,106"
Light rail,"1,933","1,735","1,654","1,318",968,"1,030","1,815",785,767,889
Heavy rail,56,59,52,71,59,65,79,60,46,50
Commuter rail,45,297,59,102,103,73,105,46,27,22
Demand responsive,386,282,324,292,425,361,349,372,313,379
Van pool,208,430,103,363,132,123,101,158,121,75
Automated guideway,0,0,0,104,85,0,0,70,69,0
   Total,804,831,863,871,811,846,881,794,753,742
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Table 2-32 continued,,,,,,,,,,
,1990 ,1991 ,1992 ,1993 ,1994 ,1995 ,1996 ,1997 ,1998 ,R1999  
Accidents,,,,,,,,,,
Motor busc,"3,315","2,678","2,031","1,692","1,631","1,400","1,389","1,338","1,252","1,152"
Light rail,"2,906","2,456","2,121","1,639","1,516",897,910,891,758,624
Heavy rail,27,36,118,128,142,119,64,58,52,69
Commuter rail,93,132,96,101,127,100,99,89,80,86
Demand response,"2,177","1,147",928,682,702,591,714,661,423,516
Van pool,"1,052",944,278,744,198,289,314,485,408,263
Automated guideway,162,204,102,104,85,87,69,209,207,0
   Total,"2,329","1,875","1,450","1,205","1,161",980,966,922,845,787
KEY: R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,
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"a  Accident statistics for cable car, inclined plane, jitney, and ferry boat are not available.  The number of incidents, fatalities, and injuries for these modes appear in the footnotes for table 2-33.",,,,,,,,,,
"b  Accidents include collisions with vehicles, objects,  people (except suicides), and derailments/vehicles going off road.",,,,,,,,,,
c  Motor bus also includes trolley bus.,,,,,,,,,,
"d  Rates are based on total incidents including accidents and were calculated by dividing the number of fatalities, injuries, and incidents in this table by the number of vehicle miles.",,,,,,,,,,
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"NOTES:  Data are provided only for transit systems that have provided safety data for inclusion in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) annual reports.  SAMIS data cover only direct-operated urban transit systems. Vehicle-miles for all transit systems including nonurban and purchased can be found in the vehicle-miles table in chapter 1.",,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) 1999 Annual Report (Cambridge, MA: March 2001).",,,,,,,,,
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