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Trespasser Incidents by Month for 2007 and 2008

2008 National Statistics
- In 2008, at least 286 people were killed and 913 were seriously injured
in 2,373 highway-rail grade crossing collisions (combined for public and private crossings).
- At least 458 people were killed and 426 were injured while trespassing
on railroad rights-of-way and property.
- Approximately every two hours, either a vehicle or pedestrian is struck
by a train in the United States. That’s 12 incidents each day!
- A motorist is 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a
train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle.
- Average freight train stopping distance:
- 55 mph = a mile or more or at least 18 football fields!!
- The majority of highway-rail crashes occur when the train
is traveling less than 30 mph.
2008 Florida Statistics*
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