TABLE 2-2-2 - Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2007
TABLE 2-2-2 - Distribution of Transportation Fatalities: 2007
| Category | Number of fatalities | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger car occupants | 16,520 | 38.4 |
| Light-truck occupants | 12,413 | 28.8 |
| Motorcyclists | 5,154 | 12.0 |
| Pedestrians struck by highway vehicles | 4,654 | 10.8 |
| Heavy-truck occupants | 802 | 1.9 |
| Pedalcyclists struck by motor vehicle | 698 | 1.6 |
| Recreational boating | 685 | 1.6 |
| Other and unknown motor vehicle occupants | 629 | 1.5 |
| General aviation | (P) 491 | 1.1 |
| Railroad trespassers (excluding grade crossing) | 469 | 1.1 |
| Other nonoccupants struck by motor vehicles | 152 | 0.4 |
| Grade crossings, not including motor vehicles | 73 | 0.2 |
| Waterborne, commercial vessel-related | 52 | 0.1 |
| Air taxi | (P) 43 | 0.1 |
| Bus occupants | 37 | 0.1 |
| Private grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 37 | 0.1 |
| Waterborne, not related to vessel casualties | 32 | 0.1 |
| Heavy-rail transit | 30 | 0.1 |
| Railroad employees, contractors, and volunteers on duty | 22 | 0.1 |
| Light-rail transit | 20 | 0.0 |
| Gas transmission and distribution pipeline | 11 | 0.0 |
| Passengers on railroad trains | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hazardous liquid pipeline | 4 | 0.0 |
| Air carriers | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total fatalities | 43,033 | 100.0 |
| Other counts, redundant with above | ||
| Heavy-truck occupants and nonoccupants | U | |
| Public grade crossings, with motor vehicles | 263 | |
| Commuter rail | 70 |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable; P = Preliminary.
NOTE: See table 2-2-1 for detailed notes.
SOURCES: Air: National Transportation Safety Board, Highway: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Pipeline: Office of Pipeline Safety, Railroad: Federal Railroad Administration, Transit: Federal Transit Administration, Waterborne: 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 2009.