National Transportation Safety Board
1999-2000 U.S. Transportation Fatalities


   
1999
20001
Highway: Passenger cars
20,862
20,455
  Light trucks and vans
11,265
11,439
  Pedestrians
4,939
4,727
  Motorcycles
2,483
2,680
  Pedalcycles
754
738
  Medium and heavy trucks
759
746
  Buses
59
31
  Other
596
984
  Total
41,717
41,800
     
Grade Crossings:2
(402)
(425)
       
Rail: Intercity3-    
  Trespassers and nontrespassers4
530
544
  Employees and contractors
43
28
  Passengers on trains
14
4
  Transit5-    
  Light, heavy, and commuter rail
196
194
  Total
783
770
       
Marine: Recreational boating
734
701
  Cargo transport
47
36
  Commercial fishing6
57
41
  Commercial passengers
36
23
  Total
874
801
       
Aviation: General aviation
630
592
  Airlines
12
92
  Air taxi
38
71
  Commuter
12
5
  Foreign/unregistered7
1
17
  Total
693
777
       
Pipeline: Gas
22
37
  Liquids
4
1
  Total
26
38
       
  Total:
44,093
44,186
 
1 Numbers for 2000 are preliminary estimates. Aviation data come from the NTSB; all other data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
2 Grade crossing fatalities are not counted as a separate category for determining the grand totals because they are included in the highway and rail categories, as appropriate.
3 Data reported to Federal Rail Administration (FRA).
4 Does not include motor vehicle occupants killed at grade crossings.
5 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.
6 Refers to operational fatalities.
7 Includes non-U.S. registered aircraft involved in accidents in the United States.




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