Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Pocket Guide to Transportation 2007

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2007

January 2007


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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Transportation System Extent and Use
Table 1-1 - The Transportation Network: 2005
Chapter 2 - Safety
Table 2-1 - Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Table 2-2 - Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2004
Table 2-3 - Fatalities by Number of Motor Vehicles in Crash and by Alcohol Involvement: 2005
Figure 2-4 - Fatality Rates for Selected Modes
Table 2-5 - Injured Persons by Transportation Mode
Table 2-6 - Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents, Injuries and Fatalities
Chapter 3 - Security
Figure 3-1 - International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea
Table 3-2 - Prohibited Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2003–2005
Figure 3-3 - U.S. Petroleum Production and Consumption: 1975-2005
Figure 3-4 - Transportation's Share of U.S. Petroleum Use: 1975-2005
Figure 3-5 - U.S. Oil Imports
Table 3-6 - Major Suppliers of U.S. Imported Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Chapter 4 - Mobility
Table 4-1 - Passenger Travel and Freight Transportation Per Capita
Table 4-2 - Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels
Table 4-3 - Vehicle-Miles
Table 4-4 - Passenger-Miles
Table 4-5 - U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode
Figure 4-6 - Households by Number of Vehicles: 2005
Figure 4-7 - Travel Between the United States and Foreign Countries
Table 4-8 - Top 20 U.S. Gateways for Nonstop International Air Travel: 2004 and 2005
Table 4-9 - U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Crossings: 2005
Table 4-10 - U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Crossings: 2005
Table 4-11 - Top 20 U.S. Passenger Airports
Table 4-12 - Major U.S. Airports' On-Time Arrival Performance
Table 4-13 - Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Peak Traveler in Urban Areas: Annual Roadway Delay per Peak Traveler
Table 4-14 - Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause
Table 4-15 - Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Shipment Weight & Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Container TEUs: 2004
Table 4-16 - Top 20 World Container Ports: 2000 and 2004
Chapter 5 - Economy
Figure 5-1 - U.S. Gross Domestic Product by Major Societal Function: 2005
Figure 5-2 - Average Household Expenditures by Major Spending Category: 2005
Figure 5-3 - Transportation Services Index (TSI)
Table 5-4 - Employment in Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries
Table 5-5 - Value of U.S.–International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2005
Table 5-6 - Weight of U.S.–International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2005
Table 5-7 - U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode Share: 2005
Table 5-8 - Top 20 U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways by Value of Shipments: 2005
Table 5-9 - U.S. Trade in Transportation-Related Commodities: 2005
Figure 5-10 - New Passenger Car and Light Truck Sales: Model Years 1985–2006
Table 5-11 - Government Transportation Revenues by Mode and Level of Government
Table 5-12 - Government Transportation Expenditures by Mode and Level of Government From Own Funds
Chapter 6 - Environment
Figure 6-1 - New Passenger Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Averages: Model Years 1985–2006
Figure 6-2 - U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use: 1985–2005
Table 6-3 - Wetlands Impacted and Mitigated Under the Federal-Aid Highway Program
Figure 6-4 - Index of Key Air Pollutant Emissions from U.S. Transportation: 1990–2003
Glossary