Table 40. 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

2,147

51.2%

2,000

3.0%

133,000

42.0%

Not Physically Divided, with Two-Way Continuous Left Lane

85

2.0%

30,000

41.8%

8,000

2.4%

Divided Median, No Barrier

1,180

28.2%

30,000

41.2%

95,000

30.1%

Divided Median, With Barrier

657

15.7%

One-Way Traffic

93

2.2%

4,000

5.4%

16,000

5.0%

Unknown

28

0.7%

6,000

8.6%

65,000

20.5%

Total

4,190

100.0%

72,000

100.0%

317,000

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).