Transportation in The United States - Safety

Safety

U.S. passenger fatalities per billion passenger-miles, 2002-2007
Mode Passenger
fatalities
Passenger-miles
(millions)
Passenger fatalities
per billion passenger miles
Passenger car 127,124 15,958,620 M 7.97
Light rail 79 9,980 M 7.92
Motor bus 399 117,982 M 3.38
Commuter rail 105 59,736 M 1.76
Heavy rail (subway) 106 86,900 M 1.22
Railroad (intercity) 36 33,234 M 1.08
Airline 113 3,326,286 M 0.03

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