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Table 2-3: Transportation Accidentsa by Mode
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| U.S. air carrierb |
90 |
83 |
55 |
37 |
19 |
21 |
24 |
26 |
18 |
23 |
23 |
36 |
37 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
56 |
(R) 46 |
41 |
54 |
| Commuter carrierc |
N |
N |
N |
48 |
38 |
18 |
15 |
23 |
23 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
16 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
(R) 7 |
2 |
| On-demand air taxid |
N |
N |
N |
152 |
171 |
157 |
107 |
88 |
76 |
69 |
85 |
75 |
90 |
82 |
77 |
(R) 74 |
80 |
72 |
(R) 60 |
75 |
| General aviatione |
4,793 |
5,196 |
4,712 |
3,995 |
3,590 |
2,739 |
2,242 |
2,197 |
2,111 |
2,064 |
2,022 |
2,056 |
1,908 |
1,845 |
1,904 |
(R)
1,905 |
1,837 |
1,726 |
(R)
1,715 |
1,741 |
| Highway,
total crashesa |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
6,471,000 |
6,117,000 |
6,000,000 |
6,106,000 |
6,496,000 |
6,699,000 |
6,770,000 |
6,624,000 |
6,335,000 |
6,279,000 |
6,394,000 |
6,323,000 |
(R) 6,316,000 |
6,328,000 |
| Passenger
car |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
5,561,000 |
5,178,000 |
5,042,000 |
5,040,000 |
5,401,000 |
5,594,000 |
5,599,000 |
5,423,000 |
5,146,000 |
4,916,000 |
4,926,000 |
4,832,000 |
U |
U |
| Motorcycle |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
103,000 |
105,000 |
72,000 |
75,000 |
69,000 |
66,000 |
66,000 |
61,000 |
54,000 |
57,000 |
69,000 |
73,000 |
U |
U |
| Truckf, light |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
2,152,000 |
2,200,000 |
2,191,000 |
2,407,000 |
2,574,000 |
2,750,000 |
2,881,000 |
2,901,000 |
2,867,000 |
3,080,000 |
3,208,000 |
3,254,000 |
U |
U |
| Truckf, large |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
372,000 |
319,000 |
363,000 |
383,000 |
445,000 |
363,000 |
378,000 |
421,000 |
392,000 |
452,000 |
438,000 |
409,000 |
U |
U |
| Bus |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
60,000 |
56,000 |
50,000 |
51,000 |
56,000 |
59,000 |
57,000 |
53,000 |
53,000 |
63,000 |
56,000 |
54,000 |
U |
U |
| Rail |
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| Highway-rail grade crossingg,h |
3,195 |
3,820 |
3,559 |
12,076 |
10,612 |
6,919 |
5,715 |
5,388 |
4,910 |
4,892 |
4,979 |
4,633 |
4,257 |
3,865 |
3,508 |
3,489 |
3,502 |
3,237 |
(R)
3,077 |
2,929 |
| Railroadg,i |
N |
N |
8,095 |
8,041 |
8,205 |
3,275 |
2,879 |
2,658 |
2,359 |
2,611 |
2,504 |
2,459 |
2,443 |
2,397 |
2,575 |
2,768 |
2,983 |
3,023 |
(R)
2,738 |
2,958 |
| Transit j |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
58,002 |
46,467 |
36,380 |
30,559 |
29,972 |
25,683 |
25,166 |
24,924 |
23,937 |
23,310 |
24,261 |
(R)
23,891 |
13,968 |
U |
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| Vessel-related |
N |
N |
2,582 |
3,310 |
4,624 |
3,439 |
3,613 |
2,222 |
3,238 |
3,412 |
3,970 |
4,298 |
4,264 |
4,207 |
4,397 |
4,086 |
3,887 |
3,937 |
(R)
3,619 |
(P)
3,090 |
| Recreational
boating |
2,738 |
3,752 |
3,803 |
6,308 |
5,513 |
6,237 |
6,411 |
6,573 |
6,048 |
6,335 |
6,906 |
8,019 |
8,026 |
8,047 |
8,061 |
7,931 |
7,740 |
6,419 |
5,705 |
3,888 |
| Pipeline |
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| Hazardous
liquid pipeline |
N |
N |
351 |
254 |
246 |
183 |
180 |
216 |
212 |
229 |
245 |
188 |
194 |
171 |
153 |
(R) 167 |
(R) 146 |
(R) 130 |
(R) 144 |
128 |
| Gas
pipeline |
N |
N |
1,077 |
1,338 |
1,524 |
334 |
198 |
233 |
177 |
216 |
222 |
161 |
187 |
175 |
236 |
172 |
234 |
(R) 211 |
(R) 184 |
241 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R =
revised; U = data are not available.
a The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration uses the term "crash" instead of
accident in its highway safety data. Highway crashes often involve more than
one motor vehicle, hence "total highway crashes" is smaller than
the sum of the components. Estimates of highway crashes are rounded to the
nearest thousand in the source document.
b Carriers operating under 14 CFR 121, all scheduled and
nonscheduled service. Since Mar. 20,
1997, 14 CFR 121 includes only aircraft with 10 or more seats formerly
operated under 14 CFR 135. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997
data for 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135 with more recent years' data.
c All scheduled service operating under 14 CFR
135. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121
includes only aircraft with 10 or more seats formerly operated under 14 CFR
135. This change makes it difficult to
compare pre-1997 data for 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135 with more recent years'
data.
d Nonscheduled service operating under 14 CFR
135.
e All operations other than those operating
under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135.
f Large trucks are
defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including
single-unit trucks and truck tractors. Light trucks are defined as trucks of
10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans,
truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles.
g Includes Amtrak.
h Includes both accidents and incidents. Data
not comparable after 1970 due to change in reporting system. Most highway-rail grade crossing accidents
are counted under highway.
i Train accidents only.
j Accident figures include collisions with
vehicles, objects, and people, derailments / vehicles going off the
road. Accident figures do not include
fires and personal casualties. The
drop in the number of accidents in 2002 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.
NOTES
The
motor vehicle crash data in this table come from the U.S. Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations' General
Estimates System (GES), which began operation in 1988. GES data are obtained
from a nationally representative probability sample selected from all
police-reported crashes. The GES
sample includes only crashes where a police accident report was completed and
the crash resulted in property damage, injury, or death. The resulting figures do not take into
account crashes that were not reported to the police or did not result in
property damage.
SOURCES
Air:
Air carrier:
1960: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air
Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1967 (Washington,
DC: December 1968).
1965-70: Ibid., Annual Review of
Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1975, NTSB/ARC-77/1 (Washington, DC: January 1977).
1975: Ibid., Annual Review of
Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1983, NTSB/ARC-87/01 (Washington, DC: February 1987), table 18.
1980: Ibid., Annual Review of
Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1981, NTSB/ARC-85/01 (Washington, DC: February 1985), tables 2
and 16.
1985-1998: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation as of June
27, 2003, table 5 and personal communication, July 3, 2003.
1999-2003: Ibid., personal communication, Sep. 30, 2004.
Commuter air carrier:
1975-80: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air
Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1980, NTSB/ARC-83/01
(Washington, DC: January 1983), tables 26 and 40.
1985-1998: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation as of June
27, 2003, table 8 and personal communication, July 3, 2003.
1999-2003: Ibid., personal communication, Sep. 30, 2004.
On-demand air taxi:
1975-80: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier
Operations, Calendar Year 1981, NTSB/ARC-85/01
(Washington, DC: February 1985), table 61.
1985-1998: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation as of June
27, 2003, table 9 and personal communication, July 3, 2003.
1999-2003: Ibid., personal communication, Sep. 30, 2004.
General aviation:
1960-70: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: General
Aviation, Calendar Year 1970, NTSB/ARG-74/1
(Washington, DC: April 1974), table 117.
1975-80: Ibid., Annual Review of
Aircraft Accident Data: General Aviation, Calendar Year 1985, NTSB/ARG-87/03 (Washington, DC: October 1987), table
21.
1985-1998: Ibid., Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation as of June
27, 2003, table 10 and personal communication, July 3, 2003.
1999-2003: Ibid., personal communication, Sep. 30, 2004.
Highway:
1990-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2002, DOT HS 809 620 (Washington, DC: 2004), table 38.
2003: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts
2003: Overview, DOT HS 809 767
(Washington, DC: 2004).
Rail:
Highway-rail grade crossings:
1960-70: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad
Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accidents (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1975-80: Ibid., Office of Policy and Program Development,
personal communication.
1985-90: Ibid., Rail-Highway Crossing
Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington,
DC: Annual issues), table S.
1991-1999: Ibid., Interim Railroad
Safety Statistics Annual Report 2002 (Washington,
DC: August 2003), table 1-1.
2000-2003: Ibid., Internet site
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/Default.asp as of Sep. 10, 2004.
Railroad:
1970-90: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad
Administration, Office of Policy and Program Development, Accident/Incident Bulletin (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 4.
1991-1999: Ibid., Interim Railroad
Safety Statistics Annual Report 2002 (Washington,
DC: August 2003), table 1-1.
2000-2003: Ibid., Internet site
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/Default.asp as of Sep. 10, 2004.
Transit:
1990-1992: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration, Safety Management Information
Statistics 2000 (Washington, DC: 2000),
pp. 51-54 and personal communication, July 28, 2003.
1993-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration, Transit Safety and Security
Statistics and Analysis Annual Report
(Washington, DC: 2004) Internet site
http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/data/SAMIS.asp as of Sep. 10, 2004.
Water:
Vessel-related:
1970-91: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Investigations and Analysis, Compliance Analysis Division, personal
communication, Apr. 13, 1999.
1992-2003: Ibid., Data Administration Division (G-MRI-1),
personal communication, May 28, 2003 and Oct. 13, 2004.
Recreational boating:
1960-2001: Ibid., Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington,
DC: Annual issues).
2002-03: Ibid., Boating Statistics
2002: Executive Summary (Washington, DC:
2003), Internet site http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics as of Nov. 20,
2003 and personal communication, Nov. 17, 2004.
Hazardous liquid and gas pipeline:
1970-1985: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and
Special Programs Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Accident and Incident Summary Statistics by Year, Internet site http://ops.dot.gov as of Nov. 18, 2003.
1990-2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and
Special Programs Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Accident and Incident Summary Statistics by Year, Internet site http://ops.dot.gov as of Sep. 13, 2004.
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