Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2004, March 2006

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	538	11.7%	103	79.8%	41	63.1%	2	28.6%	684	14.3%
Shoulder Belt	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11	0.2%
Lap Belt	202	4.4%	0	0.0%	2	3.1%	0	0.0%	204	4.3%
Lap and Shoulder	3,450	75.0%	10	7.8%	15	23.1%	2	28.6%	3,477	72.5%
Type Unknown	28	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	28	0.6%
Used Improperly	2	*	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	*
Unknown	367	8.0%	16	12.4%	7	10.8%	3	42.9%	393	8.2%
Total	4,598	100.0%	129	100.0%	65	100.0%	7	100.0%	4,799	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).