2004–2005 U.S. Transportation Fatalities

2004

2005¹

Highway:

Passenger cars

19,192

18,440

Light trucks and vans

12,674

12,975

Pedestrians

4,675

4,881

Motorcycles

4,028

4,553

Pedalcycles²

727

784

Medium and heavy trucks

766

803

Buses

42

58

Other³

732

949

Total, Highway

42,836

43,443

Grade Crossings:⁴

(369)

(356)

Rail:

Intercity⁵—

   Trespassers and nontrespassers⁶

584

555

   Employees and contractors

29

29

   Passengers

3

16

Transit⁷—

Light, heavy, and commuter rail

200

189

Total, Rail

816

789

Marine:

Recreational boating

676

697

Cargo transport

26

12

Commercial fishing⁸

42

41

Commercial passengers

21

19

Total, Marine

765

769

Aviation:

General aviation

558

562

Airlines

14

22

Air taxi

64

18

Commuter

0

0

Foreign/unregistered⁹

16

14

Total, Aviation

652

616

Pipeline:

Gas

18

17

Liquids

5

2

Total, Pipeline

23

19

Total

45,092

45,636

¹ Numbers for 2005 are preliminary estimates. Aviation data are from the NTSB, marine data from Department of Homeland Security; all other data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

² Includes bicycles or other cycles.

³ Includes vehicle occupant fatalities in other vehicle types; for example, farm or construction equipment.

⁴ Grade crossing fatalities are not counted as a separate category for determining the grand total because they are included in the highway and rail categories, as appropriate.

⁵ Data reported to Federal Rail Administration (FRA).

⁶ Includes persons on railroad property without permission (trespassers) and with permission, such as repair personnel (nontrespassers). Does not include motor vehicle occupants killed at grade crossings.

⁷ Data reported to Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Fatalities for commuter rail operations may also be reported to the FRA and may be included in the intercity railroad fatalities.

⁸ Refers to operational fatalities.

⁹ Includes non-U.S. registered aircraft involved in accidents in the United States.