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The American Highway
Holocaust
National Transportation Safety Board
1997 U.S. Transportation Fatalities
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1996
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1997 1
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Highway: |
Passenger cars
Light trucks and vans
Pedestrians
Motorcycles
Pedalcycles
Medium and heavy trucks
Buses
All other
Total |
22,416
9,901
5,412
2,160
761
621
21
615
41,907
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22,227
10,323
5,300
2,099
800
711
15
525
42,000
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Grade Crossings: 2 |
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(488) |
(450) |
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Rail: |
Intercity
Trespassers and nontrespassers 3
Employees and contractors
Passengers on trains
Light and commuter rail
Total |
570
42
12
128
752 |
584
49
6
107
746 |
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Marine: |
Recreational boating
Cargo transport
Commercial fishing 4
Total |
709
29
76
814 |
800
16
54
870 |
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Aviation: |
General aviation
Airlines
Air taxi
Commuter
Foreign / unregistered 5
Total |
631
380
63
14
5
1,093
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646
8
40
46
236
976
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Pipeline: |
Gas 6
Liquids
Total |
48
5
53
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11
0
11
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Grand Total: |
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44,619 |
44,603 |
11997 figures are preliminary estimates supplied by modal
agencies within Department of Transportation.
2Grade 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.
3Does not include motor vehicle occupants killed at grade crossings.
4 Refers to only operational fatalities.
5 Includes non-U.S. registered aircraft involved in accidents in the U.S.
6 The number of pipeline-related fatalities for 1996 gas systems includes 33
associated with the explosion in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 21, 1996.
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