Table 2,,,,,
Transportation Fatalities by Mode,,,,,
Mode,1970,1980,1990,2000,2004
Large air carriera,146,1,39,92,P14
Commuter air carriera,N,37,6,5,P0
On-demand air taxia,N,105,51,71,P65
General aviationa,"1,310","1,239",767,596,P556
Highwayb,"52,627","51,091","44,599","41,945","42,636"
Railroadc,785,584,599,512,P528
Transitd,N,N,339,295,248
Commercial ship,,,,,
Vessel ,178,206,85,49,36
Nonvessele,420,281,101,88,57
Recreational boating,"1,418","1,360",865,701,676
Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline,30,19,9,38,23
"a Includes people on planes and on the ground.   b Includes motor vehicle occupants, nonoccupants, and fatalities at railroad crossings.   c Includes fatalities from nontrain incidents as well as train incidents and accidents. Also includes train occupants and nonoccupants except motor vehicle occupants at grade crossings.   d Fatalities resulting from all reportable incidents, not just accidents. Includes commuter rail, heavy rail, light rail, motorbus, demand response, van pool, and automated guideway.   e Fatalities unrelated to vessel accidents, e.g., individual falling overboard and drowning.",,,,,
Key: N = data are nonexistent or not cited because of reporting changes; P = preliminary.,,,,,
"Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov, as of September 2005. 2004—Highway: USDOT, NHTSA, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, personal communication, October 2005; Transit: USDOT, Volpe Center, personal communication, October 2005; Recreational ­boating: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2004, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/stats.htm, as of September 2005.",,,,,