Hoy newspaper prints data from the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos on the number of vehicles circulating in the DR. The total number of vehicles is up 30% compared to last year, increasing to 1,459,125 vehicles, up from 1,021,389 in 1998. There has been a 13% increase in accidents so far this year. The vehicle break down is as follows: Motorcycles, 771,408 Private cars, 382,712 Cargo vehicles, 190,936 Jeeps, 40,149 Private buses, 28,0967 Heavy machinery, 9,563 Cargo trucks, 9,034 Trailers and tow trucks, 7,056 City taxis, 5,689 Inter-urban taxis, 5,641 Public interurban buses 4,704 Public urban buses, 1,627 Tourist buses, 1,025 Tourist transport vehicles, 865 Ambulances, 413 Freight elevators, 130 Funeral cars, 72
