2-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2007
2-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2007
| Category | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 16,520 | 38.39 |
| Light-truck occupants | 12,413 | 28.85 |
| Motorcycle riders | 5,154 | 11.98 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | 4,654 | 10.82 |
| Large-truck occupants | 802 | 1.86 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 698 | 1.62 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 629 | 1.46 |
| Recreational boating | 685 | 1.59 |
| General aviation | 491 | 1.14 |
| Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossings)a | 469 | 1.09 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb | 152 | 0.35 |
| Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc | 73 | 0.17 |
| Air carriers | 1 | 0.002 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 52 | 0.12 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) | 32 | 0.07 |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa | 37 | 0.09 |
| Heavy-rail transit (e.g., rail subway) | 30 | 0.07 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit) | 37 | 0.09 |
| Rail employees on duty and contractorsa | 21 | 0.05 |
| Air taxi | 43 | 0.10 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 9 | 0.02 |
| Light-rail transit | 20 | 0.05 |
| Gas transmission pipelines | 2 | 0.005 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 4 | 0.01 |
| Commuter air | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 4 | 0.01 |
| Total, all modese | 43,032 | 100.00 |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Crashes involving large trucksd | U | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa | 263 | |
| Commuter rail | 70 |
a Includes fatalities outside trains. b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle (MV) crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. c Public grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in MV counts. d Includes large truck occupants, other vehicle occupants, and non occupants. e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles.
Key: U = unavailable.
Note: The data for general aviation, air taxi, and commuter air are preliminary.
Sources: Air-National Transportation Safety Board, Highway-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Rail-Federal Railroad Administration, Transit-Federal Transit Administration, Waterborne-U.S. Coast Guard, Recreational boating-Office of Boating Safety, Pipeline-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2009.