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Table 2-2
Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2004
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| Passenger car occupants |
19,091 |
42.6 |
| Light-truck occupants |
12,602 |
28.1 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor
vehicles |
4,641 |
10.4 |
| Motorcyclists |
4,008 |
8.9 |
| Large-truck occupants |
761 |
1.7 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor
vehicles |
725 |
1.6 |
| Recreational boating |
676 |
1.5 |
| Other and unknown motor
vehicle occupants |
639 |
1.4 |
| General
aviation |
558 |
1.2 |
| Railroad trespassers
(excl. grade crossings)a |
482 |
1.1 |
| Other nonoccupants struck
by motor vehiclesb |
128 |
0.29 |
| Grade crossings, not
involving motor vehiclesa |
83 |
0.19 |
| Air
taxi |
64 |
0.14 |
| Heavy-rail transit (e.g.,
subway) |
59 |
0.13 |
| Waterborne
transportation (nonvessel-related) |
57 |
0.13 |
| Bus occupants (school,
intercity, transit) |
41 |
0.09 |
| Waterborne transportation
(vessel-related) |
36 |
0.08 |
| Private grade crossings,
with motor vehiclesa |
33 |
0.07 |
| Rail employees on duty
and contractorsa |
25 |
0.06 |
| Light-rail transit |
22 |
0.05 |
| Rail-related, not
otherwise specifieda |
20 |
0.04 |
| Gas distribution pipelines |
18 |
0.04 |
| Transit buses, not
accident-relatedd |
16 |
0.04 |
| Air
carriers |
14 |
0.03 |
| Hazardous liquid
pipelines |
5 |
0.01 |
| Passengers on railroad trains |
3 |
<0.01 |
| Total, all modes |
44,807 |
100 |
| Other counts,
redundant with above |
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| Large-truck occupants and
nonoccupants |
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5,190 |
| Public grade crossings,
with motor vehiclesc |
|
252 |
| Commuter raila,d |
|
86 |
| Transit buses,
accident-relatede |
|
61 |
| Outside planes in crashesf |
|
1 |
a Unless otherwise specified,
rail categories include fatalities outside trains.
b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicles (MV)
crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians.
c Fatalities at grade crossings with MVs are included under
relevant MV modes above.
d Commuter rail
fatalities are counted under various rail categories above.
e Transit bus and demand-response occupant fatalities are
counted under "bus," and nonoccupant fatalities are counted under
"pedestrians," "pedalcyclists," or other MV categories.
f 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, as of October
2006.
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