Vehicle Occupancy: Midterm Report

By Timothy Arde-Acquah, Louis Hsu, and Jason Link

For MAE 449-SP07Professor Husar

National Vehicle Occupancy Rates

National Vehicle Occupancy Rates

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Passenger Car Other 2-Axle, 4-Wheel Vehicle Motorcycle Average

Source: http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_22_m.html

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