Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Light Conditions |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Daylight |
2,964 |
65.6% |
74,000 |
76.7% |
260,000 |
77.3% |
|
Dark |
1,019 |
22.5% |
9,000 |
9.8% |
26,000 |
7.8% |
|
Dark but Lighted |
379 |
8.4% |
10,000 |
10.2% |
38,000 |
11.3% |
|
Dawn |
116 |
2.6% |
2,000 |
2.2% |
8,000 |
2.3% |
|
Dusk |
41 |
0.9% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
5,000 |
1.3% |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0.0% |
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Total |
4,519 |
100.0% |
96,000 |
100.0% |
337,000 |
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).