Table 2 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Table 2 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
| Mode | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large air carriera | 146 | 1 | 39 | 92 | P14 |
| Commuter air carriera | N | 37 | 6 | 5 | P0 |
| On-demand air taxia | N | 105 | 51 | 71 | P65 |
| General aviationa | 1,310 | 1,239 | 767 | 596 | P556 |
| Highwayb | 52,627 | 51,091 | 44,599 | 41,945 | 42,636 |
| Railroadc | 785 | 584 | 599 | 512 | P528 |
| Transitd | N | N | 339 | 295 | 248 |
| Commercial ship | |||||
| Vessel | 178 | 206 | 85 | 49 | 36 |
| Nonvessele | 420 | 281 | 101 | 88 | 57 |
| Recreational boating | 1,418 | 1,360 | 865 | 701 | 676 |
| Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline | 30 | 19 | 9 | 38 | 23 |
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: N = data are nonexistent or not cited because of reporting changes; P = preliminary.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov, as of September 2005. 2004-Highway: USDOT, NHTSA, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, personal communication, October 2005; Transit: USDOT, Volpe Center, personal communication, October 2005; Recreational boating: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2004, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/stats.htm, as of September 2005.