TABLE 7-3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities by Mode: 2007 and 2012
| 2007 | 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| TOTAL of all modesa | 43,314 | 100.0 | 35,372 | 100.0 |
| Passenger car occupants | 16,614 | 38.4 | 12,271 | 34.7 |
| Light-truck occupants | 12,458 | 28.8 | 9,396 | 26.6 |
| Motorcyclists | 5,174 | 11.9 | 4,957 | 14.0 |
| Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles | 4,699 | 10.8 | 4,743 | 13.4 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 701 | 1.6 | 726 | 2.1 |
| Large-truck occupants | 805 | 1.9 | 697 | 2.0 |
| Recreational boating | 685 | 1.6 | 651 | 1.8 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 614 | 1.4 | 509 | 1.4 |
| General aviation | 496 | 1.1 | 432 | 1.2 |
| Railroad trespassersb (excluding grade crossings) | 470 | 1.1 | 425 | 1.2 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehiclesc | 158 | 0.4 | 223 | 0.6 |
| Highway-rail grade crossings, not involving motor vehiclesd | 74 | 0.2 | 69 | 0.2 |
| Heavy rail transit (subway) | 32 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, and transit) | 36 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 67 | 0.2 | 33 | 0.1 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel-related) | 59 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Private highway-rail grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 38 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 |
| Light rail transit | 32 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 |
| Air taxi | 43 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Railroad employees, contractors, and volunteers on duty (excluding grade crossings) | 16 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Railroad-related, not otherwise specified (excluding grade crossings) | 21 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 9 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Passengers on railroad trains (excluding grade crossings) | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Commuter air | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Air carrierse | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Automated guideway | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gas transmission pipelines | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other counts, redundant with abovef | ||||
| Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants | 4,822 | 11.1 | 3,921 | 11.1 |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 227 | 0.5 | 134 | 0.4 |
| Commuter rail | 124 | 0.3 | 80 | 0.2 |
a Includes fatalities outside the vehicle, unless otherwise specified.
b Includes fatalities outside trains, except at grade crossings.
c Includes all nonoccupant fatalities, except pedalcyclists and pedestrians.
d Public grade-crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles are excluded in counts for motor vehicles.
e Fatalities at grade crossings with motor vehicles are included under relevant motor vehicle modes. Commuter rail fatalities are counted under railroad. For Transit bus and Demand responsive transit accidents, occupant fatalities are counted under "bus" and nonoccupant fatalities are counted under "Pedestrians," "Pedalcyclists," or other motor vehicle categories.
SOURCES: Air—National Transportation Safety Board. Highway—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Railroad—Federal Railroad Administration. Transit—Federal Transit Administration and personal communication. Waterborne—U.S. Coast Guard. Recreational boating—U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety. Pipeline—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 2-4, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of October 2014