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Figure 61 - Highway Fatalities per 100,000 Residents for Selected Vehicle Types: 1991–2001

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NOTES: Air includes commercial and general aviation. Waterborne includes commercial and recreational vessels. See note on table 60 for complete information on inclusions by mode and definitions of light and large trucks. Commercial aviation data for 2001 do not include fatalities that resulted from the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC.

SOURCES: Except as noted—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 2-1, also available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of April 2003. Population—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, available at http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html, as of June 2003. 2001 Waterborne—U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Data Administration Division, personal communication, June 6, 2003. 2001 Transit— U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Trends and Summaries 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002).