Large Truck Crash Facts 2001 (January 2003), FMCSA-RI-02-011, Analysis Division, FMCSA

Table 55. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle

Restraint Use	Ejection from the Vehicle								Total
	Not Ejected		Totally Ejected		Partially Ejected		Unknown		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
None	647	14.2%	115	79.3%	35	67.3%	0	0.0%	797	16.8%
Shoulder Belt	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	0.2%
Lap Belt	362	8.0%	1	0.7%	1	1.9%	0	0.0%	364	7.7%
Lap and Shoulder	2,869	63.2%	8	5.5%	9	17.3%	2	22.2%	2,888	60.8%
Type Unknown	240	5.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	240	5.1%
Used Improperly	2	*	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	*
Unknown	414	9.1%	21	14.5%	7	13.5%	7	77.8%	449	9.5%
Total	4,543	100.0%	145	100.0%	52	100.0%	9	100.0%	4,749	100.0%

*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.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).