Table 3,,
Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2003,,
Category,Number,%
Passenger car occupants ,"19,460",43.3
Light-truck occupants ,"12,444",27.7
Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles ,"4,749",10.6
Motorcyclists ,"3,661",8.2
Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants ,804,1.8
Large-truck occupants ,723,1.6
Recreational boating ,703,1.6
General aviation ,632,1.4
Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles ,622,1.4
Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossings)a ,501,1.1
Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb ,140,0.31
Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) ,74,0.16
"Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc ",62,0.14
Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) ,53,0.12
"Heavy-rail transit (e.g., subway) ",49,0.11
Air taxi ,42,0.09
"Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit) ",40,0.09
"Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles ",30,0.07
Air carriers ,22,0.05
Rail employees on duty and contractors ,20,0.04
Light-rail transit ,17,0.04
"Transit buses, not accident-relatedd ",14,0.03
Gas distribution pipelines ,11,0.02
"Rail-related, not otherwise specified ",10,0.02
"Demand-response transit, not accident-relatedd ",3, <0.01
Passengers on railroad trains ,2, <0.01
Commuter air ,2, <0.01
Gas transmission pipelines ,1, <0.01
"Total, all modese ","44,891",100.0
"Other counts, redundant with abovef ",,,,,
Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants ,,"4,986",,,
"Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles ",,240,,,
Commuter rail ,,77,,,
"Transit buses, accident-related",,73,,,
   Outside planes in crashesg ,,6,,,
"Demand-response transit, accident-related ",,1,,,
"a Includes fatalities outside trains.   b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians.   c Public grade-crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles (MVs) are included in MV counts.   d Fatalities unrelated to transit bus and demand-response accidents are not included under highway submodes.   e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles.   f Fatalities at grade crossings with MVs are included under relevant MV modes. Commuter rail fatalities are counted under rail. Transit bus and demand-response occupant fatalities are counted under “bus,” and nonoccupant fatalities are counted under “pedestrians,” “pedalcyclists,” or other MV categories.   g Includes nonoccupant fatalities in aviation accidents.   ",,,,,
"Sources: Various sources as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov, forthcoming.",,,,,
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