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

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

None

570

12.2%

115

77.7%

38

77.6%

2

14.3%

725

14.9%

Shoulder Belt

14

0.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

14

0.3%

Lap Belt

173

3.7%

1

0.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

174

3.6%

Lap and Shoulder

3,533

75.7%

9

6.1%

9

18.4%

1

7.1%

3,552

72.8%

Type Unknown

15

0.3%

1

0.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

16

0.3%

Used Improperly

4

0.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

0.1%

Unknown

361

7.7%

22

14.9%

2

4.1%

11

78.6%

396

8.1%

Total

4,670

100.0%

148

100.0%

49

100.0%

14

100.0%

4,881

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).