A transport accident is any accident or incident that occurs during any type of transportation, including those occurring during road transport, rail transport, marine transport and air transport. [1] It can refer to:
There are three main ways in which risk of fatality of a certain mode of travel can be measured: Deaths per billion typical journeys taken, deaths per billion hours traveled, or deaths per billion kilometers traveled. [2] The following table displays these statistics for the United Kingdom 1990–2000. Note that aviation safety does not include the transportation to the airport. [3] [4]
| Type | Deaths per billion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Journeys | Hours | km | |
| Bus | 4.3 | 11.1 | 0.4 |
| Rail | 20 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Van | 20 | 60 | 1.2 |
| Car | 40 | 130 | 3.1 |
| Foot | 40 | 220 | 54.2 |
| Water | 90 | 50 | 2.6 |
| Air | 117 | 30.8 | 0.05 |
| Pedal cycle | 170 | 550 | 44.6 |
| Motorcycle | 1640 | 4840 | 108.9 |