Table 30. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity

Trafficway Flow

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Not Physically Divided

2,277

53.1%

36,000

42.2%

136,000

39.2%

Divided Median, No Barrier

1,437

33.5%

37,000

43.8%

106,000

30.4%

Divided Median, With Barrier

523

12.2%

One-Way Traffic

27

0.6%

3,000

4.0%

20,000

5.9%

Unknown

25

0.6%

8,000

9.9%

85,000

24.5%

Total

4,289

100.0%

85,000

100.0%

347,000

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).