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1-5 Injured Persons by Transportation Mode: 19 90, 2000, 2010, 2011

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Excel

Mode1990200020102011
Air485359278362
Large U.S. air carriera29311620
Commuter air carriera11720
On-demand air taxia3612615
General aviationa409309254327
Highwayb3,230,6663,188,7502,239,0002,217,000
Pipeline, gas and hazardous liquid768110960
Railroadc25,14311,6438,3338,181
Transitd54,55656,69723,41422,652
WaterborneU5,1123,8673,867
Vessel-related, commercial ship175150172105
Nonvessel-related, commercial shipeU607542654
Recreational boating3,8224,3553,1533,108


aIncludes serious injuries. bIncludes passenger car occupants, motorcyclists, light-duty and large-truck occupants, bus occupants, occupants of unknown vehicle types, and pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and other nonmotorists. cInjuries resulting from train accidents, train and nontrain incidents, and occupational illness. Includes Amtrak. Also includes train occupants and nonoccupants except motor vehicle occupants at grade crossings. dInjuries resulting from all reportable incidents, not just from accidents. Includes commuter rail, heavy rail, light rail, motorbus, on-demand service, van pool, and automated guideway. The drop in the number of injuries after 2008 is due largely to a change in definitions by the Federal Transit Administration. Only injuries requiring immediate medical treatment away from the scene now qualify as reportable. Previously, any injury was reportable. eInjuries unrelated to vessel operations.

Key: U = unavailable.

Notes: Reporting criteria and/or estimation methods for injuries are not standardized across modes. Large U.S. air carrier, general aviation, pipeline, and railroad data for previous years are revised. Highway data for 2010 are revised.

Sources: Air—National Transportation Safety Board. Highway—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Pipeline—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Railroad—Federal Railroad Administration. Transit—Federal Transit Administration. Waterborne—United States Coast Guard as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-2, available at https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/national_transportation_statistics/index accessed December 2012.