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Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2006
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| Passenger car occupants |
17,800 |
39.6 |
| Light-truck occupants |
12,721 |
28.3 |
| Motorcycle
riders |
4,810 |
10.7 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor
vehicles |
4,784 |
10.7 |
| Large-truck occupants |
805 |
1.79 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor
vehicles |
773 |
1.72 |
| Other and unknown motor
vehicle occupants |
739 |
1.65 |
| Recreational boating |
710 |
1.58 |
| General aviationa |
698 |
1.55 |
| Railroad trespassers
(excl. grade crossings)b |
520 |
1.16 |
| Other nonoccupants struck
by motor vehiclesc |
183 |
0.41 |
| Grade crossings, not
involving motor vehiclesb,d |
64 |
0.14 |
| Air
carriers |
50 |
0.11 |
| Waterborne transportation
(vessel-related) |
48 |
0.11 |
| Waterborne
transportation (nonvessel-related) |
39 |
0.09 |
| Private grade crossings,
with motor vehiclesb |
38 |
0.08 |
| Heavy-rail transit (e.g.,
rail subway) |
32 |
0.07 |
| Bus occupants (school,
intercity, transit) |
27 |
0.06 |
| Rail employees on duty and
contractorsb |
19 |
0.04 |
| Air
taxi |
16 |
0.04 |
| Gas distribution pipelines |
16 |
0.04 |
| Light-rail
transit |
13 |
0.03 |
| Gas transmission pipelines |
3 |
0.01 |
| Passengers on railroad trains |
2 |
0.004 |
| Commuter air |
2 |
0.004 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines |
0 |
0.000 |
| Total, all modese |
44,912 |
100 |
| Other counts,
redundant with above |
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| Crashes involving large
trucksf |
4,995 |
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| Public grade crossings,
with motor vehiclesb |
266 |
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a Includes 154 persons aboard a Brazilian air
carrier killed in a crash with a U.S. registered corporate jet over Brazil. b Includes fatalities outside trains. c Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle (MV)
crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. d Public grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles
are included in MV counts. e Unless otherwise
noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles. f Includes large truck occupants, other vehicle occupants, and non occupants.
Sources: Various sources as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov.
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