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Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2007,,
Category,Number,%
Passenger car occupants ,"16,520",38.39
Light-truck occupants ,"12,413",28.85
Motorcycle riders ,"5,154",11.98
Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles ,"4,654",10.82
Large-truck occupants ,802,1.86
Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles ,698,1.62
Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants ,629,1.46
Recreational boating ,685,1.59
General aviation,491,1.14
Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossings)a ,469,1.09
Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb ,152,0.35
"Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc ",73,0.17
Air carriers ,1,0.002
Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) ,52,0.12,,,,
Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) ,32,0.07,,,,
"Private grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa ",37,0.09,,,,
"Heavy-rail transit (e.g., rail subway) ",30,0.07,,,,
"Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit) ",37,0.09,,,,
Rail employees on duty and contractorsa ,21,0.05,,,,
Air taxi ,43,0.10,,,,
Gas distribution pipelines ,9,0.02,,,,
Light-rail transit ,20,0.05,,,,
Gas transmission pipelines,2,0.005,,,,
Passengers on railroad trains ,4,0.01,,,,
Commuter air,0,0.00,,,,
Hazardous liquid pipelines ,4,0.01,,,,
"Total, all modese ","43,032",100.00,,,,
"Other counts, redundant with above",,,,,,
Crashes involving large trucksd ,U,,,,,
"Public grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa ",263,,,
Commuter rail,70,,,
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 a Includes fatalities outside trains. b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle (MV) crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. cPublic grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in MV counts. d Includes large truck occupants, other vehicle occupants, and non occupants. e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles.",,,,
Key: U = unavailable.,,,,
"Note: The data for general aviation, air taxi, and commuter air are preliminary.",,,,
"Sources: Air—National Transportation Safety Board, Highway—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rail—Federal Railroad Administration, Transit—Federal Transit Administration, Waterborne—U.S. Coast Guard, Recreational boating—Office of Boating Safety, Pipeline—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2009.",,,,
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