Transportation Safety: Opportunities for Enhancing Safety Across Modes
(Testimony, 02/10/94, GAO/T-RCED-94-120).

Safety is a top priority at the Transportation Department (DOT) and with
good reason: in 1992 about 47,000 Americans were killed in
transportation-related accidents.  According to DOT, motor vehicle
crashes in 1990 alone cost the United States upwards of $137 billion in
lost income, property damage, medical, and other expenses.  DOT relies
on individual agencies, ranging from the Federal Aviation Administration
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as on the
regulated industries, to ensure the safety of the nation's travelers.
This testimony reviews some of the measures of safety often used to
compare transportation modes, the limitations in making such safety
comparisons, and the way that each mode and DOT assess safety.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-120
     TITLE:  Transportation Safety: Opportunities for Enhancing Safety 
             Across Modes
      DATE:  02/10/94
   SUBJECT:  Mass transit operations
             Transportation safety
             Safety standards
             Urban transportation operations
             Data collection operations
             Safety regulation
             Comparative analysis
             Accidents
             Standards evaluation
             Management information systems
IDENTIFIER:  FAA Airport Improvement Program
             FAA Capital Investment Plan
             FAA Automated Terminal Doppler Radar Warning System
             National Performance Review
             FAA Safety Indicators Program
             
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