Table 32. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity
|
Relation to Roadway |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Fatal Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
422 |
52.1% |
3,413 |
94.3% |
3,835 |
86.5% |
|
Shoulder |
88 |
10.9% |
73 |
2.0% |
161 |
3.6% |
|
Median |
41 |
5.1% |
51 |
1.4% |
92 |
2.1% |
|
Roadside |
181 |
22.3% |
56 |
1.5% |
237 |
5.3% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
17 |
2.1% |
6 |
0.2% |
23 |
0.5% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
52 |
6.4% |
13 |
0.4% |
65 |
1.5% |
|
In Parking Lane |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Gore |
5 |
0.6% |
6 |
0.2% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
* |
1 |
* |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
0.1% |
2 |
* |
|
Unknown |
4 |
0.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
810 |
100.0% |
3,621 |
100.0% |
4,431 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
6,000 |
39.1% |
69,000 |
97.2% |
75,000 |
87.6% |
|
Shoulder |
* |
3.3% |
1,000 |
1.0% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
|
Median |
1,000 |
5.5% |
* |
0.6% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
|
Roadside |
5,000 |
34.0% |
1,000 |
0.8% |
5,000 |
6.3% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
1,000 |
8.9% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
1.5% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
1,000 |
7.4% |
* |
0.2% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
|
In Parking Lane |
* |
0.7% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.9% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Total |
14,000 |
100.0% |
71,000 |
100.0% |
86,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
18,000 |
21.8% |
234,000 |
98.3% |
252,000 |
78.8% |
|
Shoulder |
2,000 |
3.0% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
3,000 |
1.0% |
|
Median |
2,000 |
2.1% |
1,000 |
0.4% |
3,000 |
0.8% |
|
Roadside |
13,000 |
15.9% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
14,000 |
4.3% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
3,000 |
4.0% |
* |
* |
3,000 |
1.0% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
5,000 |
6.2% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
6,000 |
1.8% |
|
In Parking Lane |
37,000 |
45.1% |
* |
0.1% |
37,000 |
11.6% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
1,000 |
1.6% |
1,000 |
0.5% |
2,000 |
0.7% |
|
Total |
81,000 |
100.0% |
238,000 |
100.0% |
319,000 |
100.0% |
*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).