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6-2 Transportation Injuries by Mode

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Excel

Mode 2002 2012
Air 337 276
U.S. air carrier 24 18
Commuter carrier 0 0
On-demand air taxi 16 10
General aviation 297 248
Highway 2,925,758 2,362,000
Passenger car occupants 1,804,788 1,328,000
Motorcyclists 64,713 93,000
Light-truck occupants 879,338 762,000
Heavy-truck occupants 26,242 25,000
Bus occupants 18,819 12,000
Pedestrians 70,664 76,000
Pedalcyclists 48,011 49,000
Other 13,182 16,000
Pipeline 49 58
Hazardous liquid 0 4
Gas 49 54
Rail 10,296 7,622
Trespassers 395 410
Highway-rail grade crossinga 192 208
Employees, Contractors, and Passengers 9,709 7,004
Transitb 5,391 7,584
Water 4,856 3,688
Commercial vessel 794 688
Recreational boating 4,062 3,000
Total 2,946,687 2,381,228
Other countsc    
Highway-rail grade crossings 999 971
Commuter rail 1,483 1,891
Heavy rail 4,806 6,674
Light rail 557 750
Transit bus 11,995 11,328

aExcludes injuries 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 injuries. Other transit injuries 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 2-2, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2014.