BTS Statistics To Ponder

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has issued its 2008 State Transportation Statistics Report. Interesting statistics to ponder include:

California Road Conditions (2007)
Very good - 1,800
Good - 7,958
Fair - 22,865
Mediocre - 11,805
Poor - 9,810
Not reported - 212

California Road Bridge Conditions (2008)
All Bridges - 24,412
Structurally deficient - 3,199
Functionally obsolete - 3,886
Percentage of state bridges structurally deficient - 13% (Worst state: Pennsylvania 27%) (Nationwide average: 12%)
Percentage of state bridges functionally obsolete - 16% (Worst state: Massachusetts 39%) (Nationwide average: 13%)

California highway fatality rate per 100,000 population - 11 (Nationwide average: 14)

California safety belt use - 95% (Worst state: New Hampshire: 64%) (Nationwide: 82%)

California mean travel time to get to work - 27.3 minutes (Worst state: New York - 31.5 minutes) (Best state: North Dakota - 16.1 minutes)(Nationwide: 25.3 minutes)

California vehicle miles traveled per capita (2007) - 8,982 (Most: Wyoming - 17,914) (Natonwide average - 10,045)

In 2005 4 out of the top 10 urban areas with the most traffic congestion were in California. No. 1 is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Francisco-Oakland, CA was No. 5 and San Jose, CA was No. 8.

California gasoline tax rate - 18.00 cents/gallon. (Highest: Washington - 36.00 cents/gallon) (Lowest: Georgia - 7.50 cents/gallon)