In 2020, the number of transportation fatalities in the U.S. amounted to 40,851 deaths, 95 percent of which is attributed to motor vehicle fatalities at public highways. In the same year, only 0.7 percent of the total transportation casualties occurred in the public transit networks in the U.S.
Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 16, 2023). Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2023). Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of Transportation Fatalities in The United States in 2020, by Mode." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Number of transportation fatalities in the United States in 2020, by mode [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860124/us-transportation-fatalities-by-mode/