US Urban & Rural Transport Safety:
Fatality Rates from 1990

Chart 1990-1995 Fatality Rates by Mode
Annual Fatality Rates: 1990-1995
1990-1995 Fatality Rates
Urban Transport Fatality Rates
Transit Bus & School Bus Safety Compared
Notes

U.S. URBAN & RURAL TRANSPORT FATALITY RATE BY MODE
Passenger Fatalities per 100 Million Passenger Miles
Year Street & Highway School
Bus		 Urban
Transit
Urban Rural Overall
1990 0.964 1.924 1.363 0.155 0.929
1991 0.788 1.624 1.136 0.161 0.836
1992 0.718 1.511 1.037 0.138 0.780
1993 0.714 1.541 1.040 0.150 0.787
1994 0.697 1.536 1.027 0.124 0.897
1995 0.715 1.521 1.031 0.127 0.763
1990-1995 0.759 1.603 1.098 0.142 0.833



U.S. URBAN & RURAL TRANSPORT FATALITY RATE
BY MODE: 1990-1995
Passenger Fatalities per 100 Million Passenger Miles
Mode Urban Rural Overall
Street & Highway 0.759 1.603 1.098
School Bus     0.142
Urban Transit 0.833   0.833
      Commuter Rail 1.338   1.338
      Metro 0.870   0.870
      Light Rail 1.665   1.665
      Motor Bus 0.567   0.567
      Trolley Bus 0.267   0.267
SOURCES
Compiled from United States Department of Transportation data.

Urban and rural street & highway passenger miles estimated
using ratio of urban vehicle miles to total vehicle miles

Occupant and non-occupant fatalities.

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