The chart shows the numbers of incidents and injuries per 100 million passenger miles travelled (PMT) that occured in 2002, comparing different types of transportation.
By giving a quick look at the chart, it is possible to notice that incidents are always higher in number than injuries, regardless the mode of transportation, although in some categories the difference more marked than in others. For instance, commuter rail presents almost no difference between the two.
It also appears very obvious how the section related to Demand Response transportation is the one where the highest numbers of injuries and incidents occur, with the latter reaching 250 per 100 million PMT.
Fortunately, these rates are visibly lower in the other categories. Light Rail and Bus present slight differences: while they are both chacterised by approximately 75 incidents per 100 million PMT, the second one show a highest rate of injuries. With Heavy Rail and Commuter rail, which present the lowest numbers, incidents and injuries continue to decrease.
In conclusion, we can say that Demand Response could be considered the most dangerous method of transportation given the numbers of incidents and injuries. However, we can also observe that since the marked difference between the two not all the incidents result in injuries for the people involved. This unfortunately doesn't apply to the case of Commuter rail. The numbers are indeed much lower, but as stated before there's almost no difference between incidents and injuries. This means that people who get involved in accidents get hurt the majority, if not totality, of the time.
The chart
shows
the
numbers
of
incidents
and
injuries
per 100 million passenger miles travelled (PMT) that
occured
in 2002, comparing
different
types of transportation.
By giving a quick look at the chart, it is possible to notice that
incidents
are always higher in
number
than
injuries
, regardless the mode of transportation, although in
some
categories the
difference
more marked than in others.
For instance
, commuter
rail
presents almost no
difference
between the two.
It
also
appears
very
obvious how the section related to Demand Response transportation is the one where the highest
numbers
of
injuries
and
incidents
occur, with the latter reaching 250 per 100 million PMT.
Fortunately
, these rates are
visibly
lower in the other categories. Light
Rail
and Bus present slight
differences
: while they are both
chacterised
by approximately 75
incidents
per 100 million PMT, the second one
show
a
highest rate of
injuries
. With Heavy
Rail
and Commuter
rail
, which present the lowest
numbers
,
incidents
and
injuries
continue to decrease.
In conclusion
, we can say that Demand Response could
be considered
the most
dangerous
method of transportation
given
the
numbers
of
incidents
and
injuries
.
However
, we can
also
observe that since the marked
difference
between the two not all the
incidents
result in
injuries
for the
people
involved. This unfortunately doesn't apply to the case of Commuter
rail
. The
numbers
are
indeed
much lower,
but
as stated
before
there's almost no
difference
between
incidents
and
injuries
. This means that
people
who
get
involved in accidents
get
hurt the majority, if not totality, of the time.