Table 3,,
Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2002,,
Category,Number,%
Passenger car occupants,"20,416",45.3
Light-truck occupants,"12,182",27
Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles,"4,808",10.7
Motorcyclists,"3,244",7.2
Recreational boating,750,1.7
Large-truck occupants,684,1.5
Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles,662,1.5
Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants,661,1.5
General aviation,581,1.3
Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossings)a,540,1.2
Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb,113,0.25
"Heavy-rail transit (e.g., subway)",73,0.16
Waterborne transportation (vessel-related),64,0.14
Waterborne transportation (nonvessel),59,0.13
"Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc",47,0.1
"Bus occupants (school, intercity, and transit)",45,0.1
"Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles",39,0.09
Air taxi,35,0.08
"Railroad-related, not otherwise specified",25,0.06
Railroad employees on duty and contractors,22,0.05
"Transit buses, not related to accidentsd",14,0.03
Light-rail transit,13,0.03
Gas distribution pipelines,10,0.02
Passengers on railroad trains,7,0.02
Gas transmission pipelines,1,<0.01
Hazardous liquid pipelines,1,<0.01
"Other counts, redundant with abovee",,
   Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants,"4,897",
"   Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles",271,
   Commuter rail,116,
"   Transit buses, accident-related",64,
   Outside planes in crashesf,6,
"Total, all modesg","45,096",100
a Includes fatalities outside trains.,,
b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities except pedalcyclists and pedestrians.,,
c Public grade-crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in motor vehicle counts.,,
d Fatalities not included under highway submodes.,,
"e Fatalities at grade crossings with motor vehicles are included under relevant motor vehicle modes. Commuter rail fatalities are counted under rail. Transit bus and demand-responsive transit occupant fatalities are counted under ""bus” and nonoccupant fatalities are counted under “pedestrians,” “pedalcyclists,” or other motor vehicle categories. ",,
f Includes nonoccupant fatalities resulting from aviation accidents.,,
"g Unless otherwise specified, includes fatalities outside the vehicle. ",,
"Sources:  Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov (latest data forthcoming).",,