Table 3-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode: 1998 and 1999
Table 3-1
Transportation Fatalities by Mode: 1998 and 1999
| Fatalities by mode | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| Highway | 41,501 | 41,345 |
| Percent change from previous year | -1.29 | -0.30 |
| Recreational Boating | 813 | 773 |
| Percent change from previous year | -0.97 | -4.92 |
| General Aviation | 621 | 622 |
| Percent change from previous year | -5.91 | 0.16 |
| Railroad | 577 | 530 |
| Percent change from previous year | -4.15 | -8.15 |
| Highway-Rail Grade Crossing | 431 | 402 |
| Percent change from previous year | -6.51 | -6.73 |
| Transit (1997-1998)* | 275 | 286 |
| Percent change from previous year | 4.17 | 4.00 |
| Commercial Maritime Transportation** | 107 | 154 |
| Percent change from previous year | -30.52 | 43.93 |
| Pipeline | 18 | 26 |
| Percent change from previous year | 80.00 | 44.44 |
* 1999 transit data are unavailable.
** 1999 data are preliminary and subject to change as state and
local jurisdictions close fatal accident cases.
Note: Summing the numbers in the table will not result in a correct count for all fatalities because some are double counted.
Sources: Data compiled from various government agencies as cited in the U.S. Department of Transporation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 1999, table 3-1, available at http://www.bts.gov/ntda/nts/nts.html, and the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1999 Performance Report/2001 Performance Plan, available at http://www.dot.gov/ost/ost_temp/. Preliminary highway data for 1999 are from the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, personal communication, October 2000.