4-2 Transportation Injuries by Mode
Thursday, January 5, 2017
| Mode | 2004 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 297 | 262 | 282 |
| U.S. air carrier | 15 | 13 | 21 |
| Commuter carrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| On-demand air taxi | 17 | 15 | 9 |
| General aviation | 265 | 234 | 248 |
| Highway | 2,788,378 | 2,332,000 | 2,424,000 |
| Passenger car occupants | 1,642,549 | 1,292,000 | 1,378,000 |
| Motorcyclists | 76,379 | 92,000 | 88,000 |
| Light-truck occupants | 900,171 | 782,000 | 803,000 |
| Heavy-truck occupants | 27,287 | 27,000 | 30,000 |
| Bus occupants | 16,410 | 14,000 | U |
| Pedestrians | 67,985 | 65,000 | 70,000 |
| Pedalcyclists | 41,086 | 50,000 | 45,000 |
| Other | 16,511 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Pipeline | 56 | 93 | 49 |
| Rail | 9,194 | 8,731 | 8,962 |
| Train Accidents | 346 | 137 | 547 |
| Highway-rail grade crossinga | 1,094 | 870 | 1,023 |
| Trespassers | 406 | 422 | 414 |
| Other | 7,348 | 7,302 | 6,978 |
| Transitb | 20,478 | 24,045 | 24,252 |
| Water | 3,974 | 3,384 | 3,231 |
| Freight vessel and Industrial/Other | 389 | 369 | 239 |
| Passenger vessel and Recreational boating | 3,585 | 3,015 | 2,992 |
aExcludes injuries involving motor vehicles at public highway-rail grade crossings, which are assumed to be counted under Highway categories. bIncludes transit employee, contract worker, passenger, revenue facility occupant, and other injuries for all modes reported to the National Transit Database. Other transit injuries are assumed to be counted under Highway or Rail categories.
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 November 2016.