Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Light Conditions |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Daylight |
2,981 |
67.3% |
67,000 |
78.4% |
255,000 |
79.8% |
|
Dark |
927 |
20.9% |
7,000 |
8.4% |
22,000 |
6.8% |
|
Dark but Lighted |
357 |
8.1% |
8,000 |
9.7% |
33,000 |
10.3% |
|
Dawn |
117 |
2.6% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
6,000 |
1.9% |
|
Dusk |
46 |
1.0% |
2,000 |
2.2% |
4,000 |
1.3% |
|
Unknown |
3 |
0.1% |
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|
Total |
4,431 |
100.0% |
86,000 |
100.0% |
319,000 |
100.0% |
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).