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"Fatalities by Transportation Mode
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Mode,1970,1980,1990,2000,2002
Large air carriera,146,1,39,92,P0
Commuter air carriera,N,37,R6,5,P0
On-demand air taxia,N,105,51,71,P35
General aviationa,"1,310","1,239",767,R595,P576
Highwayb,"52,627","51,091","44,599","41,945","42,815"
Railroadc,785,584,599,512,596
Transitd,N,N,339,295,U
Commercial ship,,,,,
Vessel ,178,206,85,R49,P28
Nonvessele,420,281,101,R88,P48
Recreational boating,"1,418","1,360",865,701,750
Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline,30,19,9,38,10
a Includes people on planes and on the ground.,,,,,
"b Includes occupants, nonoccupants, and motor vehicle 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 responsive, van pool, and automated guideway.",,,,,,,,
"e Fatalities unrelated to vessel accidents, e.g., individual falling overboard and drowning.",,,,,,,,
Key: N = data do not exist or are not cited because of reporting changes; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = unavailable.,,,,,,,,
"Source: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics (NTS) 2002, table 2-1 revised,   available at www.bts.gov. Recreational boating (2002)—U.S. Coast Guard, Recreational Boating Accidents in the United States: Calendar Year 2002 Executive Summary, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/boating_statistics_2002.pdf, as of December 2003.",,,,,,,,
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