6-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Mode | 2002 | 2012 |
---|---|---|
Air | 616 | 447 |
U.S. air carrier | 0 | 0 |
Commuter carrier | 0 | 0 |
On-demand air taxi | 35 | 15 |
General aviation | 581 | 432 |
Highway | 43,005 | 33,561 |
Passenger car occupants | 20,569 | 12,271 |
Motorcyclists | 3,270 | 4,957 |
Light-truck occupants | 12,274 | 9,396 |
Heavy-truck occupants | 689 | 697 |
Bus occupants | 45 | 39 |
Pedestrians | 4,851 | 4,743 |
Pedalcyclists | 665 | 726 |
Other | 642 | 732 |
Pipeline | 12 | 12 |
Hazardous liquid | 1 | 3 |
Gas | 11 | 9 |
Rail | 680 | 557 |
Trespassers | 540 | 425 |
Highway-rail grade crossinga | 86 | 98 |
Employees, contractors, and passengers | 54 | 34 |
Transitb | 86 | 82 |
Water | 863 | 714 |
Commercial vessel | 113 | 63 |
Recreational boating | 750 | 651 |
Total | 45,262 | 35,373 |
Other countsc | ||
Highway-rail grade crossings | 357 | 232 |
Commuter rail | 116 | 80 |
Heavy rail | 73 | 52 |
Light rail | 13 | 29 |
Transit bus | 78 | 70 |
aExcludes fatalities involving motor vehicles at public highway-rail grade crossings, which are assumed to be counted under Highway categories. bIncludes automated guideway, heavy-rail, and light-rail fatalities. Other transit fatalities are assumed to be counted under Highway or Rail categories. cOther counts are included in modal categories above.
Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-1, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2014.