Data & Statistics

34,925 Transportation Fatalities In 2010

Highway: This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Highway fatalities in 2010. The pie is divided into 8 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2010 were 32,885. The data for this figure is as follows, in order, from largest percentage to smallest percentage: Passenger Cars=12,435 (Approximately 37 percent) Light Trucks and Vans= 9,752 (Approximately 30 percent) Pedestrians=4,280 (Approximately 13 percent) Motorcycles=4,502 (Approximately 14 percent) Pedalcycles=618 (Approximately 2 percent) All Other=725 (Approximately 2 percent) Medium and heavy trucks=529 (Approximately 1 percent) Buses=44 (Approximately 1 percent) Rail: This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Railway fatalities in 2010. The pie is divided into 4 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2010 were 813. The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage: Trespassers and nontrespassers= 534 (Approximately 65 percent) Light, heavy, and commuter rail= 253 (Approximately 31 percent) Employees and contractors=23 (Approximately 3 percent) Passengers=3 (Approximately 1 percent) Aviation: This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Aviation fatalities in 2010. The pie is divided into 5 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2010 were 472. The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage: General Aviation= 450 (Approximately 95 percent) Air Taxi= 17 (Approximately 4 percent) Foreign or Unregistered= 3 (Approximately 0.5 percent) Airlines= 2 (Approximately 0.5 percent) Commuter= 0 Marine:This is a segmented-pie chart representing the number of Marine fatalities in 2010. The pie is divided into 4 segments, each representing one of the following categories. The total fatalities for 2010 were 733. The data for this figure is as follows, in order from largest percentage to smallest percentage: Recreational Boating= 672 (Approximately 92 percent) Commercial fishing= 30 (Approximately 4 percent) Commercial Passengers= 17 (Approximately 2 percent) Cargo Transport= 14 (Approximately 2 percent)







SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS STATISTICAL INFORMATION

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