Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000
Table 3 Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2000
| Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 20,492 | 46.4 |
| Light-truck occupants | 11,418 | 25.8 |
| Pedestrians stuck by motor vehicles | 4,739 | 10.7 |
| Motorcyclists | 2,862 | 6.5 |
| Large-truck occupants | 741 | 1.7 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 714 | 1.6 |
| Recreational boating | 701 | 1.6 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicles | 690 | 1.6 |
| General aviation | 592 | 1.3 |
| RR trespassers (excluding grade crossings) | 461 | 1.0 |
| MV nonoccupants, not otherwise specifieda | 143 | 0.3 |
| RR-related, not otherwise specifiedb | 139 | 0.3 |
| Air carriers | 92 | 0.2 |
| Waterborne transportation (nonvessel) | 87 | 0.2 |
| Heavy-rail transit (e.g., subway) | 80 | 0.2 |
| Air taxi | 71 | 0.2 |
| Waterborne transportation (vessel-related) | 32 | 0.07 |
| Light-rail transit | 30 | 0.07 |
| RR employees/contractors on duty | 27 | 0.06 |
| Bus occupants (school, intercity, and transit) | 22 | 0.05 |
| Gas distribution pipelines | 22 | 0.05 |
| Gas transmission pipelines | 15 | 0.03 |
| Transit buses (not related to accidents)c | 8 | 0.02 |
| Commuter air | 5 | 0.01 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 4 | <0.01 |
| Hazardous liquid pipelines | 1 | <0.01 |
| Totald | 44,188 | 100.0 |
| Redundant with abovee | ||
| Large-truck occupants and nonoccupants | 5,211 | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 306 | |
| Grade crossings (not involving motor vehicles) | 64 | |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 55 | |
| Commuter rail (included in railroad) | 87 | |
| Transit buses (accident-related) | 82 | |
| Outside planes in crashes | 13 | |
| Demand-responsive transit (accident-related) | 8 |
a Includes all nonoccupant fatalities except pedalcyclists and pedestrians.
b Includes fatalities outside trains.
c Includes homicides and suicides.
d Unless otherwise specified, includes fatalities outside the vehicle.
e For transit bus and demand-responsive transit, occupant fatalities are counted under "bus" and nonoccupant fatalities are counted under "pedestrians," "pedalcyclists," or other motor vehicle categories.
Key: MV = motor vehicle; RR = railroad.
Source: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2001, available Spring 2002 at www.bts.gov, or email to answers@bts.gov.