Safety funds vs. train miles traveled

[JoeKoh]

Brian he can give me all the numbers he wants.The correct answer is 1. Yes just 1.When the 1 behind the wheel stop looks listens and lives everybody wins!
stay safe
joe

[edblysard]

Lets see if I got this.
42850 people died on public roads/property, paid for and maintained by taxpayers, and 951 people died tresspassing on railroads/private property, and we are the bad guys?
You ought to go jack around with the NHTSA, there is a lot more chances there to make a *** of yourself with them.
The Unihead Ed

[Jackflash]

I believe you are right Tim, I expected it to be
much higher, I had no idea that the death rate
per million miles was so low, that is an extreamly
good statistic, and yes I'm proud to have done
my share, by operating my train in a professional
manner, blowing the horn at all marked crossings
keeping at the posted speed, ect, now if we could just get the fools and idiots to quit running
around lowered gates and turning their radios
down and listening and slowing down at all crossings and looking both ways before crossing
maybe we could bring it down even more, what do
you think ? jackflash

[louisnash]

I thought they quit showing re-runs of
"Fat Albert".

Here we have Mush Mouth at it again.

Brian (KY)
Oh, can you believe I signed it.

[Anonymous]

Well Kev to compare with ..That means the highway fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) remained unchanged at 1.51, even though the total number of highway deaths increased last year....you take the 7.62 x the 1.51=11.506. Then take the 951 and subtract the 11 and railroads killed 940 more people last year than normal drivers per miles traveled and they pay -0-, zip, nadda, for safety equipment.


According to preliminary estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the number of truck-related highway accident fatalities dropped 3.5% last year, while overall highway deaths rose slightly.
NHTSA said fatalities from large truck crashes dropped to 4,902 last year from 5,082 in 2001. Overall, an estimated 42,850 people died U.S. highways in 2002, up from 42,116 in 2001, the highest number of fatalities since 1990.

However, vehicle miles traveled increased slightly last year to 2.83 trillion, up from 2.78 trillion in 2001, according to the Federal Highway Administration. That means the highway fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) remained unchanged at 1.51, even though the total number of highway deaths increased last year.

NHTSA's preliminary 2002 statistics also show that the risk of death and injury when drivers and passengers do not wear safety belts continues to increase, as 59% of those killed in crashes last year were not belted.

Alcohol-related crashes accounted for 17,970 highway deaths, which is up 1% from the previous year.

[Anonymous]

AH HA! looks like it's Decreasing... end of story.

kev.

[Anonymous]

This tells me nothing. Out of all these death's, how many were caused by drivers going around gates? How many of these death's were caused by drivers trying to beat the train? How many were caused by people trasspassing on railroad property? Still it is very low. I am very impressed with the rail industries safty record. Now if we can get the Auto industry to follow the rail industies example. Thanks for that info, I'm sure there are plenty of rail workers who are proud at how low those figures truely are.
TIM A

[Anonymous]

Last year was around $200 million. 21 cents a train mile Federal, a nickle a train mile state, and the railroads OLI mouthpiece cost them .00134 cents a train mile divided by ton miles---breaking out the electron microscope--carry 3---Walla abount $5 per day per each of the 600 railroads.

Railroads 1975 to 2002
Year--100 million train miles--total killed--killed per 100 millliom miles

1975-------7.55------------------------1560------206

1976-------7.74------------------------1630------210

1977-------7.50------------------------1539------204

1978-------7.51------------------------1646------219

1979-------7.63------------------------1429------187

1980-------7.17------------------------1417------197

1981-------6.76------------------------1284------189

1982-------5.73------------------------1119------195

1983-------5.58------------------------1073------192

1984-------5.92------------------------1247------210

1985-------5.70------------------------1036------181

1986-------5.67------------------------1091------192

1987-------5.81------------------------1165------200

1988-------6.09------------------------1199------196

1989-------6.20------------------------1324------213

1990-------6.08------------------------1297------213

1991-------5.76------------------------1194------207

1992-------5.93------------------------1170------197

1993-------6.13------------------------1279------208

1994-------6.55------------------------1226------187

1995-------6.69------------------------1146------171

1996-------6.70------------------------1039------155

1997-------6.76------------------------1063------157

1998-------6.82------------------------1008------147

1999-------7.12--------------------------932------130

2000-------7.22--------------------------937------129

2001-------7.11--------------------------971------136

2002-------7.28--------------------------951------130