Figure 5. Persons Injured in Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Crashes
per 100
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-1999
Notes: Persons
Injured includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes.
A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a
car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).
Sources:
Vehicle Miles of Travel: Federal Highway Administration. Injury Crashes
and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
General Estimates System (GES).