Table 65. 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

408

9.4%

110

71.9%

35

61.4%

2

15.4%

555

12.2%

Shoulder Belt

17

0.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

17

0.4%

Lap Belt

133

3.1%

1

0.7%

1

1.8%

1

7.7%

136

3.0%

Lap and Shoulder

3,425

79.1%

12

7.8%

15

26.3%

3

23.1%

3,455

75.9%

Type Unknown

1

*

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

*

Used Improperly

4

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

1.8%

0

0.0%

5

0.1%

Unknown

340

7.9%

30

19.6%

5

8.8%

7

53.8%

382

8.4%

Total

4,328

100.0%

153

100.0%

57

100.0%

13

100.0%

4,551

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).