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Transportation in Canada 2002
Table of Contents
Report Highlights
1. Introduction
2. Transportation and the Economy
3. Government Spending on Transportation
4. Transportation Safety and Security
5. Transportation and the Environment
6. Rail Transportation
7. Road Transportation
8. Marine Transportation
9. Air Transportation
Minister of Transport
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TABLE A4-1: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY MEASURES BY MODE, 1997-2002
  Aviation1 Marine2 Rail3 Road4 TDG5
Accidents
2002 273 483 985 N/A 580
2001 295 517 1,060 154,268 436
2000 319 525 1,065 158,499 475
1999 341 604 1,129 153,720 479
1998 386 549 1,075 150,970 432
1997 356 594 1,116 152,764 383
Five-year average
(1997 - 2001)

 339.6

 558.6

 10,88.8

 154,989

 457
Fatalities
2002 47 25 96 N/A 1
2001 61 34 99 2,778 0
2000 65 31 87 2,926 2
1999 65 29 106 2,969 2
1998 85 48 101 2,934 2
1997 77 24 109 3,063 3
Five-year average
(1997 - 2001)

 70.6

 33.2

 100.4

 2,997

 1.8
Accident Rates
2002 7.3 3.0e 10.9 N/A N/A
2001 8.2 2.8 11.8 49.7 N/A
2000 7.5 3.1 13.3 51.0 N/A
1999 8.3 4.4 14.3 49.5 N/A
1998 9.6 4.3 13.6 48.6 N/A
1997 9.0 3.9 14.0 49.2 N/A
Five-year average
(1997 - 2001)

 9.0

 3.7

 12.1

 49.9

 N/A

Note: Preliminary data for 2002, N/A = Not available, e = estimated

  1. Canadian-registered aircraft, other than ultralights. Accident rates per 100,000 hours flown.
  2. Based on 1,000 commercial vessel trips.
  3. Railways under the federal jurisdiction. Rates per million train-miles.
  4. Road statistics relate to 2001 (most recent statistics) and the 1996 - 2000 five-year average. Road accidents are casualty collisions, which exclude collisions in which only property is damaged. Rates per 100 million vehicle-kilometres.
  5. Transportation of dangerous goods.

Source: Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada and Statistics Canada

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