Table 55. 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

698

15.1%

146

82.0%

49

72.1%

4

44.4%

897

18.4%

Shoulder Belt

7

0.2%

0

0.0%

1

1.5%

0

0.0%

8

0.2%

Lap Belt

370

8.0%

0

0.0%

1

1.5%

0

0.0%

371

7.6%

Lap and Shoulder

2,865

61.9%

2

1.1%

6

8.8%

1

11.1%

2,874

58.9%

Type Unknown

229

4.9%

0

0.0%

1

1.5%

0

0.0%

230

4.7%

Used Improperly

0

0.0%

3

1.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

0.1%

Unknown

459

9.9%

27

15.2%

10

14.7%

4

44.4%

500

10.2%

Total

4,628

100.0%

178

100.0%

68

100.0%

9

100.0%

4,883

100.0%

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).