TABLE J-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2004
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TABLE J-2 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2004
| Number of Fatalities | Percentage of all Transportation Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 19,091 | 42.61% |
| Light-truck occupants | 12,602 | 28.13% |
| Pedestrians struck by highway vehicles | 4,641 | 10.36% |
| Motorcyclists | 4,008 | 8.95% |
| Heavy-truck occupants | 761 | 1.70% |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicle | 725 | 1.62% |
| Recreational boating | 676 | 1.51% |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 639 | 1.43% |
| General aviation | 558 | 1.25% |
| Railroad trespassers (excluding grade crossing) | 478 | 1.07% |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehicles | 128 | 0.29% |
| Grade crossings, not including motor vehicles | 83 | 0.19% |
| Air taxi | 64 | 0.14% |
| Heavy rail transit | 59 | 0.13% |
| Waterborne, not related to vessel casualties | 57 | 0.13% |
| Bus occupants | 41 | 0.09% |
| Waterborne, commercial vessel-related | 36 | 0.08% |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 33 | 0.07% |
| Railroad employees, contractors, and volunteers on duty | 25 | 0.06% |
| Light rail transit | 22 | 0.05% |
| Railroad-related, not otherwise specified | 20 | 0.04% |
| Gas transmission and distribution pipeline | 18 | 0.04% |
| Transit buses, fatalities not related to accidents | 16 | 0.04% |
| Air carriers | 14 | 0.03% |
| Hazardous liquid pipeline | 5 | 0.01% |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total Fatalities | 44,803 | |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants | 5,190 | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 252 | |
| Commuter rail | 86 | |
| Transit buses, accident-related fatalities | 61 | |
| Outside planes in crashes | 1 |
NOTES: See Table J-1 for detailed notes.
SOURCES: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of August 2006.