Table 2-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Table 2-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
| Mode | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ||||
| Large U.S. air carriera | 1 | 39 | 92 | P22 |
| Commuter air carriera | 37 | 6 | 5 | P0 |
| On-demand air taxia | 105 | 51 | 71 | P18 |
| General aviationa | 1,239 | 770 | 596 | P562 |
| Highwayb | 51,091 | 44,599 | 41,945 | 43,443 |
| Pipeline, gas and hazardous liquid | 19 | 9 | 38 | 19 |
| Railroadc | 584 | 599 | 512 | 535 |
| Transitd | N | 339 | 295 | 183 |
| Waterborne Commercial vessel | ||||
| Vessel-related, commercial ship | 206 | 85 | 53 | U |
| Nonvessel-relatede, commercial ship | 281 | 101 | 134 | U |
| Waterborne Recreational boating | 1,360 | 865 | 701 | 697 |
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; U = unavailable.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at http://www.bts.gov, as of September 2006. 2005-Highway: USDOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, personal communication, October 2006; Transit: USDOT, Volpe Center, personal communication, October 2006; Recreational boating: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Boating Statistics 2005, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/stats.htm, as of September 2006.