Table 45. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Light Conditions |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Daylight |
2,693 |
64.3% |
54,000 |
75.2% |
247,000 |
77.8% |
|
Dark, Not Lighted |
973 |
23.2% |
8,000 |
11.2% |
26,000 |
8.3% |
|
Dark But Lighted |
376 |
9.0% |
8,000 |
10.6% |
35,000 |
11.2% |
|
Dawn |
98 |
2.3% |
1,000 |
1.9% |
5,000 |
1.6% |
|
Dusk |
46 |
1.1% |
1,000 |
1.2% |
4,000 |
1.2% |
|
Unknown |
4 |
0.1% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
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).