Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000
Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000
| Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | R20,699 | 46.7 |
| Light-truck occupants | R11,526 | 26.0 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | R4,763 | 10.7 |
| Motorcyclists | R2,897 | 6.5 |
| Large-truck occupants | R754 | 1.7 |
| Recreational boating | 701 | 1.6 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | R693 | 1.6 |
| General aviation | 594 | 1.3 |
| RR trespassers (excluding grade crossings)a | 463 | 1.0 |
| Unknown and other motor vehicle occupants | R450 | 1.0 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb | R141 | 0.3 |
| Air carriers | 92 | 0.2 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel) | 87 | 0.2 |
| Heavy rail transit (e.g., subway) | 80 | 0.2 |
| Air taxi | 71 | 0.2 |
| Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc | 64 | 0.1 |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 55 | 0.1 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 32 | 0.1 |
| Light-rail transit | 30 | 0.1 |
| RR employees on duty and contractors | 25 | 0.1 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, and transit) | 22 | 0.1 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 22 | 0.1 |
| RR-related, not otherwise specified | 20 | 0.1 |
| Gas transmission pipelines | 15 | 0.0 |
| Transit buses, not related to accidentsd | 8 | 0.0 |
| Commuter air | 5 | 0.0 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 4 | <0.01 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 1 | <0.01 |
| Totale | R44,314 | 100.0 |
| Other counts, redundant with abovef | ||
| Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants | 5,282 | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 306 | |
| Commuter rail (included in RR categories) | 87 | |
| Transit buses, accident-related | 82 | |
| Outside planes in crashes | 13 | |
| Demand-responsive transit (accident-related) | 8 |
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 counts for motor vehicles.
d Includes homicides and suicides.
e Unless otherwise specified, includes fatalities outside the vehicle.
f In the above, fatalities at grade crossings with motor vehicles are included under relevant motor vehicle modes. Commuter rail fatalities are counted under RR. For 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.
Key: R = revised; RR = railroad.
Source: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 2-4.