Light Rail systems kill more people than any other transportation mode except for motorcycles.

 

Pictured: Average fatality rates per 100 million miles, 2000–2011¹

• At-grade Light Rail systems need time to stop and frequently hit pedestrians and vehicles.
• On-street trains come with a human cost that is ignored by LRT advocates and urban designers.
• Light Rail creates an average of 3 traffic accidents per crossing per year²
• Vehicle-train collisions can severely damage trains, costing millions for repairs/write-offs.
• There are already hundreds of accidents each year on our LRT corridors.