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ANNUAL VEHICLE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN MILES AND RELATED DATA - 2002 1/

BY HIGHWAY CATEGORY AND VEHICLE TYPE

NOVEMBER 2003Table VM-1
YEAR ITEMPASSENGER CARSMOTOR- CYCLESBUSESOTHER 2-AXLE 4- TIRE VEHICLES 2/SINGLE- UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE TRUCKS 3/COMBINATION TRUCKSSUBTOTALSALL MOTOR VEHICLES
PASSENGER CARS AND OTHER 2- AXLE 4-TIRE VEHICLESSINGLE-UNIT 2-AXLE 6-TIRE OR MORE AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
Motor-Vehicle Travel: (millions of vehicle-miles)
2002 Interstate Rural138,498 1,209 941 84,936 8,745 45,633 223,434 54,378 279,962
2001 135,966 1,121 951 82,356 8,289 44,936 218,322 53,225 273,619
2002 Other Arterial Rural237,939 1,623 1,104 150,715 14,606 27,818 388,654 42,424 433,805
2001 236,337 1,649 1,133 146,525 13,992 27,846 382,862 41,838 427,482
2002 Other Rural232,976 1,616 1,901 148,847 14,963 14,090 381,823 29,053 414,393
2001 232,374 1,613 2,081 145,855 14,453 13,220 378,229 27,673 409,596
2002 All Rural609,413 4,448 3,946 384,498 38,314 87,541 993,911 125,855 1,128,160
2001 604,677 4,383 4,165 374,736 36,734 86,002 979,413 122,736 1,110,697
2002 Interstate Urban243,169 1,668 802 129,986 9,106 23,887 373,155 32,993 408,618
2001 236,983 1,546 775 127,989 8,739 23,951 364,972 32,690 399,983
2002 Other Urban806,058 3,437 2,101 451,700 28,467 27,215 1,257,758 55,682 1,318,978
2001 786,672 3,710 2,137 440,482 26,975 26,631 1,227,154 53,606 1,286,607
2002 All Urban 4/1,049,227 5,105 2,903 581,686 37,573 51,102 1,630,913 88,675 1,727,596
2001 1,023,655 5,256 2,912 568,471 35,714 50,582 1,592,126 86,296 1,686,590
2002 Total Rural and Urban1,658,640 9,553 6,849 966,184 75,887 138,643 2,624,824 214,530 2,855,756
2001 1,628,332 9,639 7,077 943,207 72,448 136,584 2,571,539 209,032 2,797,287
2002 Number of motor vehicles registered 5/135,920,677 5,004,156 760,717 85,011,305 5,650,619 2,276,661 220,931,982 7,927,280 234,624,135
2001 137,633,467 4,903,056 749,548 84,187,636 5,703,501 2,154,174 221,821,103 7,857,675 235,331,382
2002 Average miles traveled per vehicle12,203 1,909 9,003 11,365 13,430 60,898 11,881 27,062 12,172
2001 11,831 1,966 9,442 11,204 12,702 63,404 11,593 26,602 11,887
2002 Person-miles of travel 6/ (millions)2,604,065 11,655 145,208 1,719,750 89,547 163,599 4,323,815 253,145 4,733,824
2001 2,556,481 11,760 150,042 1,678,853 85,489 161,169 4,235,334 246,658 4,643,793
2002 Fuel consumed 7/ (thousand gallons)74,948,900 191,060 993,125 54,840,925 10,305,396 26,450,781 129,789,825 36,756,177 167,730,186
2001 73,558,790 192,780 1,025,899 53,521,781 9,667,248 25,511,844 127,080,571 35,179,092 163,478,342
2002 Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) 7/551 38 1,306 645 1,824 11,618 587 4,637 715
2001 534 39 1,369 636 1,695 11,843 573 4,477 695
2002 Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed 7/22.1 50.0 6.9 17.6 7.4 5.2 20.2 5.8 17.0
2001 22.1 50.0 6.9 17.6 7.5 5.4 20.2 5.9 17.1

1/ The 50 states and the District of Columbia report travel by highway category, number of motor vehicles registered, and total fuel consumed. The travel and fuel data by vehicle type and stratification of trucks, as well as related data, are calculated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Entries for 2000 may have been revised based on the availability of more current data. Estimation procedures include use of the 1997 Census of Transportation Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) and independent analysis of light truck travel.

2/ Other 2-Axle 4-Tire Vehicles which are not passenger cars. These include vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles.

3/ Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Trucks on a single frame with at least two axles and six tires.

4/ Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places with 5,000 or greater population.

5/ Stratification of the truck figures is made by the FHWA based on State-supplied data and the 1997 VIUS. Combination trucks represent approximately the number of tractors with semi-trailer(s) and a majority of heavy single-unit trucks used regularly in combination with trailer(s).

6/ As estimated by the FHWA using the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).

7/ Total fuel consumption figures are derived from state fuel tax records and reflect latest available data. Distribution by vehicle type is estimated by the FHWA based on miles per gallon for both diesel and gasoline powered vehicles using State-supplied data, the 1997 VIUS, and other sources as a baseline.


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