2-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2008
2-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2008
| Category | PNumber | % |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 14,587 | 37.16 |
| Light-truck occupants | 10,764 | 27.42 |
| Motorcycle riders | 5,290 | 13.48 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | 4,378 | 11.15 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 716 | 1.82 |
| Recreational boating | 709 | 1.81 |
| Large-truck occupants | 677 | 1.72 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 594 | 1.51 |
| General aviation | 495 | 1.26 |
| Railroad trespassers (excl. grade crossings)a | 457 | 1.16 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesb | 188 | 0.48 |
| Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc | 68 | 0.17 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) | 67 | 0.17 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit) | 67 | 0.17 |
| Air taxi | 66 | 0.17 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 51 | 0.13 |
| Rail employees on duty and contractorsa | 26 | 0.07 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 24 | 0.06 |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa | 21 | 0.05 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 6 | 0.02 |
| Air carriers | 3 | 0.01 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 2 | 0.01 |
| Gas transmission pipelines | 0 | 0.00 |
| Commuter air | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total, all modese | 39,256 | 100.00 |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Crashes involving large trucksd | U | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehiclesa | 198 | |
| Commuter rail | U |
a Includes fatalities outside trains. b Includes all nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. c Public grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in motor vehicle counts. d Includes large truck occupants, other vehicle occupants, and nonoccupants. e Unless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles.
Key: U = unavailable; P = preliminary.
Notes: Fatalities for general aviation, air carriers, air taxi, passengers on railroad trains, commuter air, grade crossing not involving motor vehicles, public grade crossing with motor vehicles and private grade crossings with motor vehicles are preliminary. Heavy-rail transit (e.g., rail subway) and Light-rail transit catagories are excluded due to lack of data.
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-U.S. Coast Guard, 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 2010.