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 |
2,888 |
65.0% |
64,000 |
77.2% |
242,000 |
77.8% |
|
Dark |
1,004 |
22.6% |
8,000 |
10.2% |
23,000 |
7.3% |
|
Dark but Lighted |
375 |
8.4% |
7,000 |
9.0% |
37,000 |
11.9% |
|
Dawn |
110 |
2.5% |
2,000 |
2.2% |
5,000 |
1.5% |
|
Dusk |
60 |
1.4% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
5,000 |
1.6% |
|
Unknown |
3 |
0.1% |
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|
Total |
4,440 |
100.0% |
83,000 |
100.0% |
312,000 |
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).