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Table 3
Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2002
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| 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 |
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| Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants |
4,897 |
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| Public grade crossings, with motor
vehicles |
271 |
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| Commuter rail |
116 |
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| Transit buses, accident-related |
64 |
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| Outside planes in crashesf |
6 |
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| 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).
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