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Table
2-32: Transit Safety Data by Modea for All Reported Accidentsb
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Fatalities,
total |
212 |
215 |
173 |
191 |
225 |
179 |
152 |
185 |
192 |
190 |
183 |
197 |
109 |
120 |
111 |
106 |
Motor busc |
92 |
80 |
91 |
79 |
90 |
69 |
82 |
100 |
90 |
91 |
82 |
89 |
64 |
73 |
61 |
49 |
Light
rail |
5 |
11 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
22 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Heavy
rail |
51 |
59 |
33 |
37 |
41 |
43 |
32 |
28 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
26 |
30 |
17 |
15 |
7 |
Commuter
rail |
63 |
63 |
43 |
59 |
82 |
56 |
30 |
52 |
67 |
64 |
56 |
64 |
7 |
16 |
18 |
28 |
Demand
responsive |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Van
pool |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Automated
guideway |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Injured
persons, total |
20,023 |
20,594 |
21,653 |
22,081 |
20,939 |
22,159 |
22,950 |
21,452 |
21,341 |
21,727 |
22,140 |
21,260 |
7,771 |
10,271 |
7,829 |
8,102 |
Motor busc |
18,876 |
19,016 |
20,556 |
20,862 |
19,663 |
20,879 |
21,222 |
20,145 |
20,136 |
20,291 |
20,329 |
19,532 |
7,211 |
8,905 |
7,164 |
7,187 |
Light
rail |
465 |
474 |
468 |
361 |
327 |
355 |
680 |
320 |
332 |
427 |
415 |
305 |
177 |
192 |
245 |
268 |
Heavy
rail |
296 |
308 |
273 |
365 |
309 |
348 |
431 |
336 |
261 |
286 |
425 |
598 |
90 |
218 |
158 |
86 |
Commuter
rail |
84 |
560 |
110 |
210 |
216 |
159 |
213 |
99 |
66 |
54 |
53 |
108 |
50 |
102 |
51 |
263 |
Demand
responsive |
286 |
200 |
233 |
224 |
399 |
395 |
379 |
499 |
492 |
632 |
869 |
679 |
200 |
836 |
174 |
280 |
Van
pool |
16 |
36 |
13 |
58 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
52 |
53 |
37 |
49 |
38 |
43 |
18 |
37 |
18 |
Automated
guideway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Accidents,
total |
58,002 |
46,468 |
36,380 |
30,559 |
29,972 |
25,683 |
25,166 |
24,924 |
23,937 |
23,310 |
24,261 |
23,891 |
13,968 |
7,793 |
7,838 |
8,151 |
Motor busc |
55,289 |
44,467 |
34,282 |
28,596 |
27,754 |
23,819 |
23,425 |
22,995 |
22,277 |
21,407 |
22,127 |
21,799 |
12,821 |
6,720 |
6,837 |
6,982 |
Light
rail |
699 |
671 |
600 |
449 |
512 |
309 |
341 |
363 |
328 |
300 |
357 |
344 |
558 |
556 |
490 |
625 |
Heavy
rail |
144 |
188 |
613 |
662 |
744 |
637 |
346 |
325 |
293 |
396 |
364 |
328 |
183 |
152 |
171 |
117 |
Commuter
rail |
175 |
248 |
181 |
208 |
266 |
216 |
201 |
192 |
193 |
215 |
258 |
237 |
89 |
89 |
93 |
68 |
Demand
responsive |
1,613 |
814 |
668 |
524 |
659 |
647 |
774 |
886 |
664 |
862 |
997 |
976 |
283 |
267 |
219 |
249 |
Van
pool |
81 |
79 |
35 |
119 |
36 |
54 |
78 |
160 |
179 |
130 |
157 |
207 |
34 |
9 |
28 |
110 |
Automated
guideway |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Vehicle-miles
(millions), total |
2,490 |
2,478 |
2,510 |
2,535 |
2,581 |
2,620 |
2,605 |
2,702 |
2,833 |
2,927 |
3,002 |
3,090 |
3,084 |
3,071 |
3,139 |
3,099 |
Motor busc |
1,668 |
1,661 |
1,688 |
1,690 |
1,702 |
1,702 |
1,687 |
1,719 |
1,779 |
1,835 |
1,868 |
1,911 |
1,919 |
1,876 |
1,891 |
1,853 |
Light
rail |
24 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
41 |
43 |
48 |
52 |
53 |
60 |
64 |
63 |
67 |
Heavy
rail |
529 |
522 |
520 |
518 |
522 |
537 |
543 |
558 |
566 |
578 |
595 |
608 |
621 |
630 |
643 |
645 |
Commuter
rail |
187 |
188 |
188 |
206 |
210 |
217 |
203 |
216 |
242 |
249 |
253 |
257 |
255 |
256 |
279 |
271 |
Demand
responsive |
74 |
71 |
72 |
77 |
94 |
109 |
108 |
134 |
157 |
167 |
179 |
205 |
172 |
189 |
203 |
196 |
Van
pool |
8 |
8 |
13 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
25 |
33 |
44 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
56 |
55 |
58 |
65 |
Automated
guideway |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2 |
Rates per 100 million vehicle-milesd |
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Fatalities,
all modes |
8.5 |
8.7 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
Motor busc |
5.5 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
Light
rail |
20.8 |
40.3 |
21.2 |
51.1 |
29.6 |
29.0 |
13.3 |
7.4 |
32.3 |
27.1 |
42.3 |
28.5 |
13.3 |
20.4 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
Heavy
rail |
9.6 |
11.3 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
Commuter
rail |
33.6 |
33.4 |
22.9 |
28.6 |
39.0 |
25.8 |
14.8 |
24.1 |
27.6 |
25.7 |
22.1 |
24.9 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
10.3 |
Demand
responsive |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.6 |
Van
pool |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Automated
guideway |
162.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
69.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Injured
persons, all modes |
804 |
831 |
863 |
871 |
811 |
846 |
881 |
794 |
753 |
742 |
738 |
688 |
252 |
334 |
249 |
261 |
Motor busc |
1,132 |
1,145 |
1,218 |
1,234 |
1,155 |
1,227 |
1,258 |
1,172 |
1,132 |
1,106 |
1,088 |
1,022 |
376 |
475 |
379 |
388 |
Light
rail |
1,933 |
1,735 |
1,654 |
1,318 |
968 |
1,030 |
1,815 |
785 |
767 |
889 |
798 |
580 |
293 |
302 |
386 |
400 |
Heavy
rail |
56 |
59 |
52 |
71 |
59 |
65 |
79 |
60 |
46 |
50 |
71 |
98 |
14 |
35 |
25 |
13 |
Commuter
rail |
45 |
297 |
59 |
102 |
103 |
73 |
105 |
46 |
27 |
22 |
21 |
42 |
20 |
40 |
18 |
97 |
Demand
responsive |
386 |
282 |
324 |
292 |
425 |
361 |
349 |
372 |
313 |
379 |
485 |
331 |
117 |
443 |
86 |
143 |
Van
pool |
208 |
430 |
103 |
363 |
132 |
123 |
101 |
158 |
121 |
75 |
94 |
70 |
77 |
33 |
64 |
28 |
Automated
guideway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
104 |
85 |
0 |
0 |
70 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Accidents,
all modes |
2,329 |
1,875 |
1,450 |
1,205 |
1,161 |
980 |
966 |
922 |
845 |
796 |
808 |
773 |
453 |
254 |
250 |
263 |
Motor busc |
3,315 |
2,678 |
2,031 |
1,692 |
1,631 |
1,400 |
1,389 |
1,338 |
1,252 |
1,166 |
1,184 |
1,141 |
668 |
358 |
362 |
377 |
Light
rail |
2,906 |
2,456 |
2,121 |
1,639 |
1,516 |
897 |
910 |
891 |
758 |
624 |
687 |
654 |
925 |
874 |
773 |
933 |
Heavy
rail |
27 |
36 |
118 |
128 |
142 |
119 |
64 |
58 |
52 |
69 |
61 |
54 |
29 |
24 |
27 |
18 |
Commuter
rail |
93 |
132 |
96 |
101 |
127 |
100 |
99 |
89 |
80 |
86 |
102 |
92 |
35 |
35 |
33 |
25 |
Demand
response |
2,177 |
1,147 |
928 |
682 |
702 |
591 |
714 |
661 |
423 |
516 |
557 |
476 |
165 |
141 |
108 |
127 |
Van
pool |
1,052 |
944 |
278 |
744 |
198 |
289 |
314 |
485 |
408 |
263 |
301 |
380 |
61 |
16 |
48 |
169 |
Automated
guideway |
162 |
204 |
102 |
104 |
85 |
87 |
69 |
209 |
207 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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.
eThe drop
in the number of accidents and injuries is due largely to a change in
definitions by the Federal Transit Administration, particularly the
definition of injuries. Only injuries
requiring immediate medical treatment away from the scene now qualify as
reportable. Previously, any injury was
reportable. Commuter rail data are now
derived from the Federal Railroad Administration's Rail Accident Incident
Reporting System (RAIRS).
NOTES
Data are provided only for transit systems
that furnished safety data for inclusion in the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Transit Administration Transit
Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis
annual reports. Data covers only
directly 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.
Prior to the 2000 edition, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis
Report was entitled Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) annual report.
Analysts for the FTA believe the change in reporting
requirements in 2002 may have resulted in unreliable data in that year,
particularly for injuries and accidents. The reliability of reporting is
believed to be much better in 2003 and is expected to improve in the future.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
Transit Administration, 2002 Safety and Security
Statistics, personal communications, Oct. 8,
2004, Apr. 22, 2005, Apr. 24, 2006, and June 14, 2007.
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