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 |
2,751 |
65.8% |
69,000 |
76.9% |
250,000 |
77.6% |
|
Dark |
916 |
21.9% |
9,000 |
10.0% |
29,000 |
9.0% |
|
Dark but Lighted |
347 |
8.3% |
9,000 |
10.6% |
33,000 |
10.1% |
|
Dawn |
115 |
2.7% |
1,000 |
1.0% |
5,000 |
1.6% |
|
Dusk |
47 |
1.1% |
1,000 |
1.5% |
5,000 |
1.7% |
|
Unknown |
7 |
0.2% |
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|
Total |
4,183 |
100.0% |
90,000 |
100.0% |
322,000 |
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).