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The Midwest > South Dakota > Transportation

SOUTH DAKOTA TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Active Aviation Pilots 2,320 [45th of 51]
    Active Aviation Pilots (per capita) 0.299 per 100 people [11th of 51]
Active Flight Instructors 299 [45th of 51]
    Active Flight Instructors (per capita) 0.385 per 1,000 people [16th of 51]
Airports 156 [34th of 51]
    Airports (per capita) 20.105 per 100,000 people [4th of 51]
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatalities as percent of total 4.9% [45th of 51]
Auto Accidents > Pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population 1.3 [28th of 51]
Auto Fatalities > Restraint not used, percent 71% [2nd of 51]
Auto Fatalities > Restraint used, percent 20.1% [50th of 51]
Bridges > Functionally obsolete 486 [37th of 51]
    Bridges > Functionally obsolete (per capita) 0.626 per 1,000 people [7th of 51]
Bridges > Percent functionally obsolete or structurally deficient 25.7% [29th of 51]
Bridges > Structurally deficient 1,047 [27th of 51]
    Bridges > Structurally deficient (per capita) 13.493 per 10,000 people [4th of 51]
Bridges > Total number 5,966 [33rd of 51]
    Bridges > Total number (per capita) 7.689 per 1,000 people [4th of 51]
Heliports 30 [40th of 51]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.387 per 10,000 people [5th of 51]
Helmet Laws > Motorcycle riders Younger than 18
Helmut Laws > Bicycle riders No law
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities 1 [39th of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Fatalities (per capita) 1.289 per 1 million people [20th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision 15 [39th of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Incidents of collision (per capita) 1.933 per 100,000 people [13th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries 6 [34th of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Injuries (per capita) 7.733 per 1 million people [9th of 51]
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number 3,407 [31st of 51]
    Highway-Rail Grade Crossings > Total number (per capita) 43.908 per 10,000 people [2nd of 51]
Inland Waterway Mileage 75 [36th of 40]
    Inland Waterway Mileage (per capita) 0.967 per 10,000 people [17th of 40]
Interstate 90 > Route description > km 664.27 [2nd of 13]
Large truck fatalities 14 [44th of 51]
    Large truck fatalities (per capita) 1.804 per 100,000 people [25th of 51]
Large truck fatalities > Percent of total 6.2% [38th of 51]
    Large truck fatalities > Percent of total (per capita) 7.99 % per 1 million people [4th of 51]
Large trucks involved in fatal crashes 6.2% [38th of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Per 1,000 driving age population 935 [13th of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Per registered vehicle 0.69 [47th of 51]
Licensed Drivers > Total number 554,553 [46th of 51]
    Licensed Drivers > Total number (per capita) 0.715 per capita [15th of 51]
Number of toll bridges 0 [38th of 51]
    Number of toll bridges (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [36th of 51]
Number of toll ferries 0 [38th of 51]
    Number of toll ferries (per capita) 0 per 10 million people [29th of 51]
Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips 1,010,000 [49th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Annual unlinked passenger trips (per capita) 1.302 per capita [46th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 $3,776,000.00 [47th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per $ GDP) $0.13 per $1,000 of GDP [40th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 1995 (per capita) $4.87 per capita [39th of 51]
Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 $5,484,000.00 [50th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per $ GDP) $0.19 per $1,000 of GDP [50th of 51]
    Public Transportation > Federal funding, 2003 (per capita) $7.07 per capita [48th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent commuter rail 0% [42nd of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent heavy rail 0% [37th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent light rail 0% [29th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent motor bus 82.1% [36th of 51]
Public Transportation > Percent other 17.8% [4th of 51]
Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 $300,000.00 [38th of 47]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per $ GDP) $10.20 per $1 million of GDP [27th of 47]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 1995 (per capita) $3.87 per 10 people [27th of 47]
Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 $923,000.00 [40th of 51]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per $ GDP) $3.14 per $100,000 of GDP [35th of 51]
    Public Transportation > State funding, 2003 (per capita) $1.19 per capita [32nd of 51]
Rail Accidents > Fatalities 1 [45th of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Fatalities (per capita) 0.129 per 100,000 people [45th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Injuries 33 [45th of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Injuries (per capita) 4.253 per 100,000 people [15th of 51]
Rail Accidents > Total number 58 [44th of 51]
    Rail Accidents > Total number (per capita) 7.475 per 100,000 people [12th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related 2 [40th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Alcohol related (per capita) 2.578 per 1 million people [21st of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events 1 [40th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Deaths in alcohol related events (per capita) 1.289 per 1 million people [11th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities 4 [40th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Fatalities (per capita) 0.516 per 100,000 people [6th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries 174 [3rd of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries (per capita) 22.425 per 100,000 people [1st of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events 0 [49th of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Injuries in alcohol related events (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [49th of 51]
Recreational Boating Accidents > Total 24 [43rd of 51]
    Recreational Boating Accidents > Total (per capita) 3.093 per 100,000 people [9th of 51]
Road Condition > Fair 7,676 [21st of 51]
    Road Condition > Fair (per capita) 98.926 per 10,000 people [1st of 51]
Road Condition > Good 3,208 [33rd of 51]
    Road Condition > Good (per capita) 4.134 per 1,000 people [4th of 51]
Road Condition > Mediocre 1,317 [26th of 51]
    Road Condition > Mediocre (per capita) 16.973 per 10,000 people [3rd of 51]
Road Condition > Poor 879 [24th of 51]
    Road Condition > Poor (per capita) 113.283 per 100,000 people [3rd of 51]
Road Condition > Very good 1,377 [26th of 51]
    Road Condition > Very good (per capita) 17.746 per 10,000 people [4th of 51]
Seaplane bases 1 [35th of 51]
    Seaplane bases (per capita) 1.289 per 1 million people [18th of 51]
Seat belt fines $20.00 [33rd of 50]
Seat Belt Use 69% [43rd of 50]
STOLports 0 [38th of 51]
    STOLports (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [50th of 51]
Toll road mileage 0 [42nd of 51]
    Toll road mileage (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [33rd of 51]
Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases 187 [38th of 51]
    Total number of airports, heliports, STOLports, and seaplane bases (per capita) 2.41 per 10,000 people [4th of 51]

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, 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.; Wikipedia: Interstate 90 ; 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: SD

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