Table 52. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact
|
Initial Point of Impact |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Front |
2,784 |
60.7% |
32,000 |
42.6% |
85,000 |
25.6% |
|
Rear |
759 |
16.6% |
11,000 |
13.9% |
62,000 |
18.7% |
|
Left |
464 |
10.1% |
14,000 |
18.5% |
67,000 |
20.2% |
|
Right |
312 |
6.8% |
12,000 |
16.1% |
91,000 |
27.3% |
|
Non-Collision |
112 |
2.4% |
5,000 |
6.2% |
12,000 |
3.7% |
|
Other |
95 |
2.1% |
1,000 |
1.5% |
7,000 |
2.0% |
|
Unknown |
58 |
1.3% |
1,000 |
1.3% |
8,000 |
2.5% |
|
Total |
4,584 |
100.0% |
76,000 |
100.0% |
333,000 |
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).