LRT – safer than buses and cars.
From the Light Rail Now Project Team Ai??Ai?? September 2007
US injuries + Fatalities per Passenger-Mile
(2002-2004)
Motor VehiclesAi??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??LRTAi??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai?? Bus
2002 647.4Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??390.0Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai?? 552.8
2003 697.2Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??376.7Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??544.6
2004 597.1Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai?? 415.6Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai??Ai?? 560.2
Sources:
National Safety Council, Report on injuries in America, Selected Measures of Unintentional injuries, U.S., 2001-2005
http://www.nsc.org/library/report_table_2.htm
US Federal Transit Administration, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis, Annual Report (Formerly SAMIS), injuries by Mode and Year
http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Data/samis/default.asp?ReportID=3
US Federal Transit Administration, Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis, Annual Report (Formerly SAMIS), Fatalities by Mode and Year
http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Data/samis/default.asp?ReportID=2
American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 58th Edition, May 2007