1-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2011
| Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 11,981 | 35.09 |
| Light-truck occupants | 9,272 | 27.15 |
| Motorcyclists | 4,612 | 13.51 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | 4,432 | 12.98 |
| Recreational boating | 758 | 2.22 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 677 | 1.98 |
| Large-truck occupants | 635 | 1.86 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 506 | 1.48 |
| General aviation | 443 | 1.30 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesa | 198 | 0.58 |
| Railroad trespassers (excluding grade crossings)b | 134 | 0.39 |
| Heavy rail transit (subway) | 97 | 0.28 |
| Transit buses (motorbus) | 92 | 0.27 |
| Grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesc | 88 | 0.26 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, transit) | 54 | 0.16 |
| On-demand air taxi | 41 | 0.12 |
| Light rail transit | 36 | 0.11 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) | 34 | 0.10 |
| Rail employees on duty and contractorsb | 32 | 0.09 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 28 | 0.08 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 13 | 0.04 |
| Demand response transit | 4 | 0.01 |
| Railroad, other (off-duty and nontrespassers) | 3 | 0.01 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 1 | <0.01 |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Crashes involving large trucksd | 3,757 | |
| Commuter raile | 57 |
aIncludes nonoccupant fatalities in motor vehicle crashes, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians. bIncludes fatalities outside trains. cPublic grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are included in motor vehicle counts. dUnless otherwise noted, includes fatalities outside vehicles. eIncludes fatalities on directly operated systems, excluding suicides.
Notes: Highway data for 2011 are preliminary.
Sources: Air—National Transportation Safety Board. Highway—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Railroad—Federal Railroad Administration. Transit—Federal Transit Administration and personal communication. 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 https://www.bts.dot.gov/archive/publications/national_transportation_statistics/index accessed December 2012.