Table 3
Distribution
of Transportation Fatalities: 2003
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| Passenger car occupants |
19,460 |
43.3 |
| Light-truck occupants |
12,444 |
27.7 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor
vehicles |
4,749 |
10.6 |
| Motorcyclists |
3,661 |
8.2 |
| Other and unknown motor
vehicle occupants |
804 |
1.8 |
| Large-truck occupants |
723 |
1.6 |
| Recreational boating |
703 |
1.6 |
| General
aviation |
632 |
1.4 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor
vehicles |
622 |
1.4 |
| Railroad trespassers
(excl. grade crossings)a |
501 |
1.1 |
| Other nonoccupants struck
by motor vehiclesb |
140 |
0.31 |
| Waterborne
transportation (nonvessel-related) |
74 |
0.16 |
| Grade crossings, not
involving motor vehiclesc |
62 |
0.14 |
| Waterborne transportation
(vessel-related) |
53 |
0.12 |
| Heavy-rail transit (e.g.,
subway) |
49 |
0.11 |
| Air
taxi |
42 |
0.09 |
| Bus occupants (school,
intercity, transit) |
40 |
0.09 |
| Private grade
crossings, with motor vehicles |
30 |
0.07 |
| Air
carriers |
22 |
0.05 |
| Rail employees on duty and
contractors |
20 |
0.04 |
| Light-rail transit |
17 |
0.04 |
| Transit buses, not
accident-relatedd |
14 |
0.03 |
| Gas distribution pipelines |
11 |
0.02 |
| Rail-related, not otherwise
specified |
10 |
0.02 |
| Demand-response transit,
not accident-relatedd |
3 |
<0.01 |
| Passengers on railroad trains |
2 |
<0.01 |
| Commuter
air |
2 |
<0.01 |
| Gas transmission pipelines |
1 |
<0.01 |
| Total, all modese |
44,891 |
100.0 |
| Other counts,
redundant with abovef |
|
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| Large-truck occupants and
nonoccupants |
|
4,986 |
| Public grade crossings,
with motor vehicles |
|
240 |
| Commuter
rail |
|
77 |
| Transit buses,
accident-related |
|
73 |
| Outside planes in crashesg |
|
6 |
| Demand-response transit,
accident-related |
|
1 |
a Includes fatalities outside
trains. b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities, except pedalcyclists
and pedestrians. c Public
grade-crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles (MVs) are included in MV
counts. d Fatalities unrelated to transit bus and demand-response
accidents are not included under highway submodes. e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside
vehicles. f Fatalities at grade
crossings with MVs are included under relevant MV modes. Commuter rail
fatalities are counted under rail. Transit bus and demand-response occupant
fatalities are counted under "bus," and nonoccupant fatalities are counted
under "pedestrians," "pedalcyclists," or other MV categories. g Includes nonoccupant fatalities in aviation accidents.
Sources: Various sources as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov, forthcoming.
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