Table 32. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity
|
Relation to Roadway |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Fatal Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
409 |
51.0% |
3,539 |
95.2% |
3,948 |
87.4% |
|
Shoulder |
78 |
9.7% |
63 |
1.7% |
141 |
3.1% |
|
Median |
31 |
3.9% |
39 |
1.0% |
70 |
1.5% |
|
Roadside |
187 |
23.3% |
58 |
1.6% |
245 |
5.4% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
22 |
2.7% |
2 |
0.1% |
24 |
0.5% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
61 |
7.6% |
11 |
0.3% |
72 |
1.6% |
|
In Parking Lane |
4 |
0.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Gore |
6 |
0.7% |
2 |
0.1% |
8 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
0.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
4 |
0.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
802 |
100.0% |
3,717 |
100.0% |
4,519 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
8,000 |
45.2% |
77,000 |
97.2% |
84,000 |
87.8% |
|
Shoulder |
1,000 |
5.4% |
* |
0.4% |
1,000 |
1.3% |
|
Median |
1,000 |
3.9% |
1,000 |
0.8% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
|
Roadside |
6,000 |
33.5% |
1,000 |
0.8% |
5,000 |
6.7% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
1,000 |
4.1% |
* |
* |
2,000 |
0.7% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
1,000 |
6.3% |
* |
0.5% |
1,000 |
1.6% |
|
In Parking Lane |
* |
0.7% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
* |
0.7% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Total |
17,000 |
100.0% |
79,000 |
100.0% |
95,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
22,000 |
21.3% |
230,000 |
98.7% |
252,000 |
74.8% |
|
Shoulder |
3,000 |
3.0% |
1,000 |
0.6% |
4,000 |
1.3% |
|
Median |
2,000 |
2.0% |
* |
0.2% |
3,000 |
0.7% |
|
Roadside |
19,000 |
18.1% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
19,000 |
5.8% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
4,000 |
4.2% |
* |
* |
4,000 |
1.3% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
4,000 |
3.9% |
* |
0.1% |
4,000 |
1.3% |
|
In Parking Lane |
47,000 |
45.0% |
* |
0.1% |
47,000 |
14.0% |
|
Gore |
1,000 |
0.5% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
1,000 |
0.5% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.2% |
|
Unknown |
1,000 |
1.4% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
104,000 |
100.0% |
233,000 |
100.0% |
337,000 |
100.0% |
*Less than 500 or 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.
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).