TABLE 1
State
| Changed in
| Pre-change use rate (percent)
| Latest use rate (percent)
| Net gain (percent) |
| | | | |
California | 1993 | 70 ('92) | 88 | 18
|
Louisiana | 1995 | 50 ('94) | 67 | 17
|
Georgia | 1996 | 53 ('95) | 68 | 15
|
D.C. | 1997 | 58 ('96) | 66 | 8
|
Oklahoma | 1997 | 48 ('96) | 60 | 12
|
Maryland | 1997 | 70 ('96) | 71 | 1
|
Note: The latest survey in the District of Columbia took place after the primary law was enacted but before it became effective. Maryland's survey was conducted within two weeks after the law became effecive. Oklahoma's survey was conducted about six weeks after the law went into effect.
TABLE 2
Fatality Rates Per 100,000 Population
| |
Year
|
|
|
Fatality rate
|
1992
| 15.39
|
1993
| 15.57
|
1994
| 15.64
|
1995
| 15.91
|
1996
| 15.80
|
TABLE 3
Federal Transit AdministrationPassenger Miles
|
|
|
Billions
|
Year:
|
1993,
| 36.2
|
1994
| 37.9
|
1995
| 37.9
|
1996
| 39.0
|
1997
| 140.0
|
1Estimate.
TABLE 4
Year
| Injuries
| Injuries per 100m passenger miles
| Percent change |
| | | |
1990 | 54,556 | 154 |
|
1991 | 52,125 | 151 | 2
|
1992 | 55,089 | 162 | 7
|
1993 | 52,668 | 157 | 3
|
1994 | 58,193 | 167 | 6
|
1995 | 57,196 | 161 | 3 |