Who dies on American roads
In 2024, motor vehicles killed 8,155 people who were not in a motor vehicle.
| People inside motor vehiclesincludes other road users not listed below | 24,871 | 63.4% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 7,080 | 18.0% | |
| Motorcyclists | 6,228 | 15.9% | |
| Cyclists | 1,075 | 2.7% |
Pedestrians and cyclists were 1 in 5 of everyone killed on US roads — people who imposed no risk on anyone else and had no steel cage around them.
Sources: totals and pedestrian deaths from NHTSA, Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 (DOT HS 813 791); cyclist and motorcyclist deaths from IIHS Fatality Facts 2024. “People inside motor vehicles” is the remainder of the 39,254 total after the categories listed, and includes a small number of other non-occupants.