TABLE B-2  Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2006,,,,,,,,,,,,
Category,Number,Percent,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger car occupants,"17,800",39.6,,,,,,,,,,
Light-truck occupants,"12,721",28.3,,,,,,,,,,
Motorcyclists,"4,810",10.7,,,,,,,,,,
Pedestrians struck by highway vehicles,"4,784",10.7,,,,,,,,,,
Large-truck occupants,805,1.79,,,,,,,,,,
Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicle,773,1.72,,,,,,,,,,
Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants,739,1.65,,,,,,,,,,
Recreational boating,710,1.58,,,,,,,,,,
General aviationa,698,1.55,,,,,,,,,,
Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossing)b,520,1.16,,,,,,,,,,
Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesc,183,0.41,,,,,,,,,,
"Grade crossings, not including motor vehiclesb,d",64,0.14,,,,,,,,,,
Air carriers,50,0.11,,,,,,,,,,
Waterborne transportation ( vessel-related),48,0.11,,,,,,,,,,
Waterborne transportation ( nonvessel-related),39,0.09,
"Private grade crossings, with motor vehiclesb",38,0.08,
"Heavy rail transit ( e.g., rail subway)",32,0.07,
"Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit)",27,0.06,
Rail employees on duty and contractorsb ,19,0.04,
Air taxi,16,0.04,
Gas distribution pipelines,16,0.04,
Light rail transit,13,0.03,
Gas transmission pipelines,3,0.01,
Passengers on railroad trains,2,0.004,
Commuter air,2,0.004,
Hazardous liquid pipelines,0,0.000,
"Total, all modese","44,912",100,
"Other counts, redundant with above",0,,
  Crashes involving large trucksf,"4,995",,
"  Public grade crossings, with motor vehiclesb",257,,
"a Includes 154 persons abord a Brazilian air carrier killed in a crash with a U.S. registered corporate jet over Brazil. b includes fatalities outside trains. c Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle (MV) crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. d Public grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in MV counts. e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles. f Includes large truck occupants, other vehicle occupants, and nonoccupants.",,,,,,,,,
"SOURCES: Various sources as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics 2007, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov.. ",,,,,,,,,
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