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Hersman Announces Slight Drop in 2011
Transportation Fatalities
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January 17, 2013
WASHINGTON - Transportation fatalities in
the United
States declined in 2011 by
approximately 2 percent, according to preliminary figures
released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The
data indicate that overall transportation fatalities decreased
from 35,043 in 2010 to 34,434 in 2011. There were no airline
fatalities in 2011.
“Transportation accidents remain one of the nation’s leading
causes of death,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. “We
can do better, which is why the NTSB shines a light on key safety
issues each year through the Most Wanted List of
transportation safety improvements.”
The 2011 statistics show:
• The number of fatalities on U.S.
roadways decreased slightly from 32,999 to 32,367 in 2011. The
majority of these deaths involved passenger cars, light trucks,
and vans.
• The total number of deaths in aviation increased from 476 to
494 in 2011, with about 90 percent involving fatalities in
general aviation. Although general aviation fatalities account
for the majority (444) within aviation for 2011, this number
decreased by 10 from the previous year. In 2011, air taxi
fatalities rose from 17 in 2010 to 41.
• Deaths on our nation's waterways rose in 2011 from 723 to 800.
Recreational boating continues to account for nearly all marine
fatalities, increasing from 672 to 758.
Aviation statistics are
tracked and compiled by the NTSB. Marine statistics are provided
by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and statistics for
all other modes are provided by the U.S. Department of
Transportation.
Links to the statistical tables for all modes, including rail and
pipeline, may be found here:
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