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Questions - Amtrak Accident - May 14 & 17, 2015

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National Survey of 800 Adults

Conducted May 14 & 17, 2015
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about the Amtrak train crash near Philadelphia?

 

2* How often do you use mass transit services such as buses, subways, trains, or ferries—every day or nearly every day, at least once a week, two or three times a month, once every few months, rarely or never?

 

3* Generally speaking, how safe are mass transit services in the United States?

 

4* Which is your biggest concern about taking mass transit such as buses, subways, trains, or ferries—terrorism, human error, lack of proper maintenance, outdated infrastructure or something else?

 

5* Will increased government spending on infrastructure reduce the number of incidents like the train crash near Philadelphia?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/-3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence