From the Light Rail Now folks in the USA, some interesting figures on transportation safety.
Fatality Rates per 100 Million Passenger-Miles (1997)
| Motor Vehicles – 0.93 | |
| Rail Rapid Transit – 0.55 | |
| Commuter Rail – 0.05 | |
| Bus – 0.10 | |
| Light Rail – 0.00 |
[Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics/National Transportation Statistics 1999 and FTA/National Transit Statistics and Trends 1998; average motor vehicle occupancy rate of 1.5 calculated from 1998 FHWA data]
Tags: bus, commuter rail, fatalities, light rail, Light Rail Now, motor vehicles, rail rapid transit
