2-1,,,,,,
Transportation Fatalities by Mode: 1990–2006,,,,,,
Mode,1990,2000,2005,2006,,
Air,,,,,,
  Large air carriera,39,92,22,P50,,
  Commuter air carriera,6,5,0,P2,,
  On-demand air taxia,51,71,18,P16,,
  General aviationa,767,596,R563,P698,,
Highwayb,"44,599","41,945","R43,510","42,642",,
"Pipeline, gas and hazardous liquid",9,38,R16,19,,
Railroadc,599,512,R529,P543,,
Transitd,339,295,R236,213,,
Waterborne,,,,,,
"Vessel-related, commercial ship ",85,53,45,48,,
"Nonvessel-relatede, commercial ship",101,134,35,39,,
Recreational boating,865,701,697,710,,
"a Includes people on planes and on the ground.   b Includes motor vehicle occupants, nonoccupants, and 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 response, van pool, and automated guideway.   e Fatalities unrelated to vessel accidents, e.g., individual falling overboard and drowning.",,,,
Key: P = preliminary; R = revised.,,,,
"Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov, as of September 2007. 2005—Highway: USDOT, NHTSA, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, personal communication, August 2007; Transit: USDOT, Volpe Center, personal communication, August 2007; Recreational boating: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2006, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/stats.htm as of September 2007.",,,,