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 |
356 |
47.7% |
3,358 |
94.8% |
3,714 |
86.6% |
|
Shoulder |
92 |
12.3% |
59 |
1.7% |
151 |
3.5% |
|
Median |
44 |
5.9% |
50 |
1.4% |
94 |
2.2% |
|
Roadside |
163 |
21.8% |
54 |
1.5% |
217 |
5.1% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
24 |
3.2% |
4 |
0.1% |
28 |
0.7% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
59 |
7.9% |
7 |
0.2% |
66 |
1.5% |
|
In Parking Lane |
1 |
0.1% |
1 |
* |
2 |
* |
|
Gore |
4 |
0.5% |
6 |
0.2% |
10 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
2 |
0.3% |
1 |
* |
3 |
* |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
0.1% |
2 |
* |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.1% |
1 |
* |
2 |
* |
|
Total |
746 |
100.0% |
3,543 |
100.0% |
4,289 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
6,000 |
47.8% |
70,000 |
97.1% |
76,000 |
89.8% |
|
Shoulder |
* |
2.6% |
* |
0.6% |
1,000 |
0.9% |
|
Median |
1,000 |
6.7% |
1,000 |
1.3% |
2,000 |
2.1% |
|
Roadside |
4,000 |
33.2% |
* |
0.8% |
5,000 |
5.7% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
* |
3.5% |
* |
* |
* |
0.6% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
* |
1.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.3% |
|
In Parking Lane |
* |
1.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.9% |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.3% |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
* |
1.8% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Total |
13,000 |
100.0% |
72,000 |
100.0% |
84,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
20,000 |
19.8% |
240,000 |
98.2% |
260,000 |
75.0% |
|
Shoulder |
1,000 |
1.2% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
Median |
2,000 |
1.5% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
2,000 |
0.7% |
|
Roadside |
22,000 |
21.6% |
1,000 |
0.4% |
23,000 |
6.7% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
3,000 |
2.6% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
0.8% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
2,000 |
1.5% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
In Parking Lane |
52,000 |
50.3% |
* |
0.1% |
52,000 |
15.1% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.3% |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
2,000 |
1.5% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
103,000 |
100.0% |
244,000 |
100.0% |
347,000 |
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).