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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, F... U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Pedestrians, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004.; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, National Waterway Network, October 2004.; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Overview, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries, Washington, DC: July 2003; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database; U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table 1.2.; U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2003, Washington, DC: 2004; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt Use in 2004 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Washington, DC: November 2004

Active Aviation Pilots	5,729	[34th of 51]
Active Aviation Pilots (per capita)	0.127 per 100 people	[46th of 51]
Active Flight Instructors	720	[34th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of active flight instructors by state. A flight instructor must hold a flight instructor certificate in addition to a pilot certificate. NOTE: Excludes U.S. military personnel holding civilian certificates who are stationed in a foreign country and pilots in U.S. territories.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004
Active Flight Instructors (per capita)	0.159 per 1,000 people	[47th of 51]
Airports	241	[24th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of public and private use airports.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2003 U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics, table 5, Washington, DC: 2004
Airports (per capita)	5.328 per 100,000 people	[23rd of 51]
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total	9.7%	[24th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of all fatalities involved in auto accidents that are pedestrian, 2004.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population	1.9	[10th of 51]
DEFINITION: Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Pedestrians, Washington, DC: 2004
Auto Fatalities > Restraint not used, percent	60%	[17th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of auto fatalities where a restraint (ie seat belt) was not used. NOTES: Fatalities in this table include passenger car and light truck occupants only. Occupants of other vehicle types - heavy trucks, motorcycles, and buses - are excluded as are other types of highway-related fatalities such as pedestrian fatalities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Pedestrians, Washington, DC: 2004
Auto Fatalities > Restraint used, percent	30%	[44th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of auto fatlities where a restraint (ie seat belt) was used. NOTES: Fatalities in this table include passenger car and light truck occupants only. Occupants of other vehicle types - heavy trucks, motorcycles, and buses - are excluded as are other types of highway-related fatalities such as pedestrian fatalities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004
Bridges > Functionally obsolete	2,226	[13th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of bridges which are functionally obsolete.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004
Bridges > Functionally obsolete (per capita)	0.492 per 1,000 people	[13th of 51]
Bridges > Percent functionally obsolete or structurally deficient	33.2%	[14th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of bridges (out of total) which are functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004
Bridges > Structurally deficient	2,220	[15th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of bridges which are structurally deficient.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004
Bridges > Structurally deficient (per capita)	4.908 per 10,000 people	[14th of 51]
Bridges > Total number	13,394	[20th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total number of bridges.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004
Bridges > Total number (per capita)	2.961 per 1,000 people	[17th of 51]
Heliports	236	[7th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of public and private use heliports.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory: Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Washington, DC: 2004
Heliports (per capita)	0.522 per 10,000 people	[2nd of 51]
Helmet Laws > Motorcycle riders	All riders
DEFINITION: Helmut laws pertaining to motorcycle riders
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.
Helmut Laws > Bicycle riders	Younger than 12
DEFINITION: Helmut laws pertaining to bicycle riders.
SOURCE: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004.
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities	15	[5th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of fatalities caused by collisions or accidents at highway-rail grade crossings. NOTE: Any impact, regardless of severity, between railroad on-track equipment and any user of a public or private crossing site must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration on Form F 6180.57. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing. Counts of fatalities and injuries include motor vehicle occupants, people not in vehicles or on the trains, as well as people on the train or railroad equipment.
SOURCE: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety-Highway Loss Data Institute, Helmet Use Laws, 2004
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities (per capita)	3.316 per 1 million people	[4th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision	146	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of collisions or accidents at highway-rail grade crossings. NOTE: Any impact, regardless of severity, between railroad on-track equipment and any user of a public or private crossing site must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration on Form F 6180.57. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing. Counts of fatalities and injuries include motor vehicle occupants, people not in vehicles or on the trains, as well as people on the train or railroad equipment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision (per capita)	3.227 per 100,000 people	[2nd of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries	42	[7th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of injuries caused by collisions or accidents at highway-rail grade crossings. NOTE: Any impact, regardless of severity, between railroad on-track equipment and any user of a public or private crossing site must be reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration on Form F 6180.57. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing. Counts of fatalities and injuries include motor vehicle occupants, people not in vehicles or on the trains, as well as people on the train or railroad equipment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries (per capita)	9.285 per 1 million people	[5th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number	6,683	[15th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total number of highway-rail grade crossings. The crossing site includes sidewalks and pathways at, or associated with, the crossing.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number (per capita)	14.774 per 10,000 people	[15th of 51]
Inland Waterway Mileage	2,823	[2nd of 40]
DEFINITION: Mileage of inland waterways. NOTE: Waterway mileages were determined by including the length of channels 1) with a controlling draft of nine feet or greater, 2) with commercial cargo traffic reported for 1998 and 1999, but 3) were not offshore (i.e., channels in coastal areas included only the miles from the entrance channel inward). Channels within major bays are included (e.g., Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound, Long Island Sound, and major sounds and straits in southeastern Alaska). Channels in the Great Lakes are not included, but waterways connecting lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway inside the United States are included.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Inland Waterway Mileage (per capita)	6.241 per 10,000 people	[3rd of 40]
Large truck fatalities	112	[16th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes, 2003.
SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, National Waterway Network, October 2004.
Large truck fatalities (per capita)	2.476 per 100,000 people	[12th of 51]
Large truck fatalities > Percent of total	9.4%	[14th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of all auto fatalities where a large truck is involved.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Overview, Washington, DC: 2004
Large truck fatalities > Percent of total (per capita)	2.078 % per 1 million people	[24th of 51]
Large trucks involved in fatal crashes	9.4%	[14th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of all fatal auto crashes where large trucks were involved.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Overview, Washington, DC: 2004
Licensed Drivers > Per 1,000 driving age population	903	[23rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of licensed drivers per 1,000 driving age population. Some states report more licensed drivers than residents of driving age. This may occur for several reasons: 1) the records of expired licenses, drivers who have moved out of state, and people who have died are only periodically purged from a state's drivers license database; 2) some drivers fraudulently obtain a license in more than one state; and 3) some drivers obtain a license in a state other than that in which they are a legal resident.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003: Overview, Washington, DC: 2004
Licensed Drivers > Per registered vehicle	0.86	[29th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of licensed drivers per registered vehicle. Some states report more licensed drivers than residents of driving age. This may occur for several reasons: 1) the records of expired licenses, drivers who have moved out of state, and people who have died are only periodically purged from a state's drivers license database; 2) some drivers fraudulently obtain a license in more than one state; and 3) some drivers obtain a license in a state other than that in which they are a legal resident.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Licensed Drivers > Total number	3,119,960	[22nd of 51]
DEFINITION: Total number of licensed drivers. Some states report more licensed drivers than residents of driving age. This may occur for several reasons: 1) the records of expired licenses, drivers who have moved out of state, and people who have died are only periodically purged from a state's drivers license database; 2) some drivers fraudulently obtain a license in more than one state; and 3) some drivers obtain a license in a state other than that in which they are a legal resident.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Licensed Drivers > Total number (per capita)	0.69 per capita	[24th of 51]
Number of toll bridges	2	[17th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total number of toll bridges by state.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Number of toll bridges (per capita)	0.442 per 1 million people	[18th of 51]
Number of toll ferries	0	[34th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total number of toll ferries.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries, Washington, DC: July 2003
Number of toll ferries (per capita)	0 per 10 million people	[48th of 51]
Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips	72,950,000	[20th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of unlinked passenger trips, 2002. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries, Washington, DC: July 2003
Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips (per capita)	16.126 per capita	[15th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995	$48,047,000.00	[19th of 51]
DEFINITION: Federal funding for public transit in 1995.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per $ GDP)	$0.32 per $1,000 of GDP	[13th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per capita)	$10.62 per capita	[15th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003	$73,200,000.00	[25th of 51]
DEFINITION: Federal funding for public transit in 2003.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table 1.2.
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per $ GDP)	$0.48 per $1,000 of GDP	[19th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per capita)	$16.18 per capita	[20th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent commuter rail	0%	[23rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of public transportation used which is classified as commuter rail. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table 1.2.
Public Transportation > Percent heavy rail	0%	[28th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of public transportation used which is classified as heavy rail. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > Percent light rail	7.4%	[8th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of public transportation used which is classified as light rail. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > Percent motor bus	87.7%	[29th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of public transportation used which is classified as motor bus. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > Percent other	5%	[18th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of public transportation used which is classified as other, which can include ferries. "Transit ridership data in this table are based on urban transit agencies that are required to report information to the federal government because they applied for or are direct beneficiaries of urbanized area formula grants (49 USC 5307). Transit agencies with nine or fewer vehicles that would otherwise need to report under this definition typically receive a waiver from detailed reporting and, thus, are not included in the database. Data are assigned to the state of a transit agency's mailing address."
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > State funding, 2003	$4,963,000.00	[31st of 51]
DEFINITION: State funding for public transit in 2003.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database
Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per $ GDP)	$3.27 per $100,000 of GDP	[33rd of 51]
Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per capita)	$1.10 per capita	[35th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Fatalities	22	[10th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of fatalities in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004, table 1.2.
Rail Accidents > Fatalities (per capita)	0.486 per 100,000 people	[7th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Injuries	171	[15th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of injured persons in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita)	3.78 per 100,000 people	[18th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Total number	353	[11th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Rail Accidents > Total number (per capita)	7.803 per 100,000 people	[11th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related	26	[6th of 51]
DEFINITION: Boating accidents where alcohol was a contributing factor. NOTES: Alcohol involvement in a boating accident includes any accident in which alcoholic beverages are consumed in the boat and the investigating official has determined that the operator was impaired or affected while operating the boat.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related (per capita)	5.748 per 1 million people	[5th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events	18	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Deaths due to boating accidents where alcohol was a contributing factor. NOTES: Alcohol involvement in a boating accident includes any accident in which alcoholic beverages are consumed in the boat and the investigating official has determined that the operator was impaired or affected while operating the boat.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events (per capita)	3.979 per 1 million people	[3rd of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities	40	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: NOTES: An accident is listed under one category only, with fatal being the highest priority, followed by nonfatal injury, followed by property damage. For example, if two vessels are in an accident resulting in a fatality and a nonfatal injury, the accident is counted as a fatal accident involving two vessels. These data do not include: 1) accidents involving only slight injury not requiring medical treatment beyond first-aid; 2) accidents involving property damage of less than $2,000; 3) accidents not caused or contributed to by a vessel, its equipment, or its appendages; 4) accidents where a person died or was injured from natural causes while aboard a vessel; 5) accidents in which the boat was used solely as a platform for other activities, such as swimming or skin diving. Such cases are not included because the victims freely left the safety of a boat. However, the data do include accidents involving people in the water who are struck by their boat or another boat; and 6) accidents involving damage, injury, or death on a docked or moored boat resulting from storms, unusual tidal, sea, or swell conditions, or when a vessel got underway in those conditions in an attempt to rescue persons put in peril.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities (per capita)	0.884 per 100,000 people	[2nd of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries	117	[9th of 51]
DEFINITION: NOTES: An accident is listed under one category only, with fatal being the highest priority, followed by nonfatal injury, followed by property damage. For example, if two vessels are in an accident resulting in a fatality and a nonfatal injury, the accident is counted as a fatal accident involving two vessels. These data do not include: 1) accidents involving only slight injury not requiring medical treatment beyond first-aid; 2) accidents involving property damage of less than $2,000; 3) accidents not caused or contributed to by a vessel, its equipment, or its appendages; 4) accidents where a person died or was injured from natural causes while aboard a vessel; 5) accidents in which the boat was used solely as a platform for other activities, such as swimming or skin diving. Such cases are not included because the victims freely left the safety of a boat. However, the data do include accidents involving people in the water who are struck by their boat or another boat; and 6) accidents involving damage, injury, or death on a docked or moored boat resulting from storms, unusual tidal, sea, or swell conditions, or when a vessel got underway in those conditions in an attempt to rescue persons put in peril.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries (per capita)	2.586 per 100,000 people	[10th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events	30	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Injuries due to boating accidents where alcohol was a contributing factor. NOTES: Alcohol involvement in a boating accident includes any accident in which alcoholic beverages are consumed in the boat and the investigating official has determined that the operator was impaired or affected while operating the boat.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events (per capita)	6.632 per 1 million people	[4th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Total	130	[12th of 51]
DEFINITION: NOTES: An accident is listed under one category only, with fatal being the highest priority, followed by nonfatal injury, followed by property damage. For example, if two vessels are in an accident resulting in a fatality and a nonfatal injury, the accident is counted as a fatal accident involving two vessels. These data do not include: 1) accidents involving only slight injury not requiring medical treatment beyond first-aid; 2) accidents involving property damage of less than $2,000; 3) accidents not caused or contributed to by a vessel, its equipment, or its appendages; 4) accidents where a person died or was injured from natural causes while aboard a vessel; 5) accidents in which the boat was used solely as a platform for other activities, such as swimming or skin diving. Such cases are not included because the victims freely left the safety of a boat. However, the data do include accidents involving people in the water who are struck by their boat or another boat; and 6) accidents involving damage, injury, or death on a docked or moored boat resulting from storms, unusual tidal, sea, or swell conditions, or when a vessel got underway in those conditions in an attempt to rescue persons put in peril.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Recreational Boating Accidents > Total (per capita)	2.874 per 100,000 people	[10th of 51]
Road Condition > Fair	4,973	[30th of 51]
DEFINITION: Roads with a fair condition rating. Road condition ratings are derived from the International Roughness Index (IRI) and the Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). States are required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) IRI data for the Interstate system, other principal arterials, rural minor arterials, and the National Highway System regardless of functional system. The IRI is also recommended by FHWA for measuring all other functional classifications because the IRI uses a more standardized and objective measurement methodology. However, where PSR is still in use, the mileage for the PSR and IRI are combined for purposes of this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Road Condition > Fair (per capita)	10.993 per 10,000 people	[33rd of 51]
Road Condition > Good	3,300	[31st of 51]
DEFINITION: Roads with a good condition rating. Road condition ratings are derived from the International Roughness Index (IRI) and the Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). States are required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) IRI data for the Interstate system, other principal arterials, rural minor arterials, and the National Highway System regardless of functional system. The IRI is also recommended by FHWA for measuring all other functional classifications because the IRI uses a more standardized and objective measurement methodology. However, where PSR is still in use, the mileage for the PSR and IRI are combined for purposes of this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Road Condition > Good (per capita)	0.73 per 1,000 people	[35th of 51]
Road Condition > Mediocre	2,102	[18th of 51]
DEFINITION: Roads with a mediocre condition rating. Road condition ratings are derived from the International Roughness Index (IRI) and the Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). States are required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) IRI data for the Interstate system, other principal arterials, rural minor arterials, and the National Highway System regardless of functional system. The IRI is also recommended by FHWA for measuring all other functional classifications because the IRI uses a more standardized and objective measurement methodology. However, where PSR is still in use, the mileage for the PSR and IRI are combined for purposes of this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Road Condition > Mediocre (per capita)	4.647 per 10,000 people	[20th of 51]
Road Condition > Poor	1,316	[17th of 51]
DEFINITION: Roads with a poor condition rating. Road condition ratings are derived from the International Roughness Index (IRI) and the Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). States are required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) IRI data for the Interstate system, other principal arterials, rural minor arterials, and the National Highway System regardless of functional system. The IRI is also recommended by FHWA for measuring all other functional classifications because the IRI uses a more standardized and objective measurement methodology. However, where PSR is still in use, the mileage for the PSR and IRI are combined for purposes of this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Road Condition > Poor (per capita)	29.092 per 100,000 people	[18th of 51]
Road Condition > Very good	764	[34th of 51]
DEFINITION: Roads with a very good condition rating. Road condition ratings are derived from the International Roughness Index (IRI) and the Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). States are required to report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) IRI data for the Interstate system, other principal arterials, rural minor arterials, and the National Highway System regardless of functional system. The IRI is also recommended by FHWA for measuring all other functional classifications because the IRI uses a more standardized and objective measurement methodology. However, where PSR is still in use, the mileage for the PSR and IRI are combined for purposes of this table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Road Condition > Very good (per capita)	1.689 per 10,000 people	[41st of 51]
Seaplane bases	16	[8th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of private and public seaplane bases
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, Washington, DC: 2004
Seaplane bases (per capita)	3.537 per 1 million people	[7th of 51]
Seat belt fines	$25.00	[13th of 50]
DEFINITION: State fines levied for failing to wear a seat belt. NOTE: New Hampshire does not have a seat belt law. Where fines range in one state, the lowest figure has been used. The following states have fines which range: Maine ($25-$50); New York ($50-$100: Drivers can be fined $100 for each passenger under 16 not wearing a seat belt); Texas ($25-$50).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.
Seat Belt Use	75%	[36th of 50]
DEFINITION: Percent of drivers and passengers in the front seat who use seat belts, 2004. NOTE: Data not available for New Hampshire as they have no seat belt law.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004
STOLports	0	[46th of 51]
DEFINITION: Number of private and public use STOLports. STOLport = Short take-off and landing airport.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Safety Belt Use in 2004 - Use Rates in the States and Territories, Washington, DC: November 2004
STOLports (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[35th of 51]
Toll road mileage	1.5	[25th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total length of toll roads by state, in miles.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Airports, Airport Safety Data Branch, 2004.
Toll road mileage (per capita)	0.332 per 1 million people	[26th of 51]
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases	493	[13th of 51]
DEFINITION: All U.S. public use and private use airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases. Public use facilities are open to the public with no prior authorization or permission required. Private use facilities are not open to the general public and include medical, law enforcement, corporate, and other such facilities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Toll Facilities in the United States: Bridges-Roads-Tunnels-Ferries, Washington, DC: July 2003
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (per capita)	1.09 per 10,000 people	[14th of 51]

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R. McKnight 8th October 2010	RS 32:197 Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable. When riding a bike on the opposite side from traffic, the cyclist would be closest to the left side of the roadway. I feel the officer should have told your son he needed to ride on the other side of the street.
Carolyn A. Bell (Scott Louisiana) 20th May 2007	My son was arrested in Lafayette LA. for riding his bike on the wrong side of the street. Can they do that? I thought a ticket or warning would be sufficent. Can you answer this question please

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