TABLE 1-4 - Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2009
TABLE 1-4 - Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2009
| Category | Number of fatalities | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 13,095 | 36.5 |
| Light-truck occupants | 10,287 | 28.6 |
| Motorcyclists | 4,462 | 12.4 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | 4,092 | 11.4 |
| Recreational boating | 736 | 2.0 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 630 | 1.8 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 563 | 1.6 |
| Large-truck occupants | 503 | 1.4 |
| General aviation | 474 | 1.3 |
| Railroad trespassers (excluding grade crossing) | 427 | 1.2 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehicles | 150 | 0.4 |
| Heavy-rail transit | 96 | 0.3 |
| Waterborne, not related to vessel casualties | 93 | 0.3 |
| Grade crossings, not including motor vehicles | 70 | 0.2 |
| Waterborne, commercial vessel-related | 57 | 0.2 |
| Air carriers | 52 | 0.1 |
| Light-rail transit | 33 | 0.1 |
| Bus occupants | 26 | 0.1 |
| Railroad employees, contractors, and volunteers on duty | 20 | 0.1 |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 19 | 0.1 |
| Air taxi | 17 | 0.0 |
| Gas transmission and distribution pipeline | 9 | 0.0 |
| Hazardous liquid pipeline | 4 | 0.0 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 3 | 0.0 |
| Commuter air | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total fatalities | 35,918 | 100.0 |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Large-truck crashes, occupants and nonoccupants | 3,380 | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 161 | |
| Commuter rail | 67 |
NOTES: See table 1-3 for detailed notes. Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. Data for General aviation, Railroad trespassers, all three grade crossing categories, Air carriers, Bus occupants, Railroad employees, Air taxi, Passengers on railroad trains, and Commuter air are preliminary.
SOURCES: Air: National Transportation Safety Board; Highway: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Pipeline: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety; Railroad: Federal Railroad Administration; Transit: Federal Transit Administration; Waterborne: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2011.