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 |
410 |
50.7% |
3,557 |
95.3% |
3,967 |
87.3% |
|
Shoulder |
98 |
12.1% |
70 |
1.9% |
168 |
3.7% |
|
Median |
34 |
4.2% |
47 |
1.3% |
81 |
1.8% |
|
Roadside |
149 |
18.4% |
41 |
1.1% |
190 |
4.2% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
22 |
2.7% |
1 |
0.0% |
23 |
0.5% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
87 |
10.8% |
14 |
0.4% |
101 |
2.2% |
|
In Parking Lane |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Gore |
5 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
5 |
0.1% |
|
Separator |
1 |
0.1% |
2 |
0.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
0.2% |
2 |
0.1% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
808 |
100.0% |
3,734 |
100.0% |
4,542 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
8,000 |
45.9% |
76,000 |
97.2% |
84,000 |
88.2% |
|
Shoulder |
1,000 |
4.7% |
1,000 |
0.7% |
1,000 |
1.4% |
|
Median |
1,000 |
4.8% |
1,000 |
0.8% |
1,000 |
1.5% |
|
Roadside |
4,000 |
26.2% |
* |
0.6% |
5,000 |
5.1% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
2,000 |
10.6% |
* |
* |
2,000 |
1.9% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
1,000 |
6.2% |
* |
0.1% |
1,000 |
1.2% |
|
In Parking Lane |
* |
0.3% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.1% |
|
Gore |
* |
1.0% |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.4% |
* |
0.4% |
|
Total |
17,000 |
100.0% |
79,000 |
100.0% |
95,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
18,000 |
18.2% |
251,000 |
98.6% |
269,000 |
76.3% |
|
Shoulder |
3,000 |
3.4% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
4,000 |
1.1% |
|
Median |
2,000 |
1.7% |
* |
0.2% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
Roadside |
15,000 |
15.2% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
16,000 |
4.4% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
4,000 |
3.9% |
* |
* |
4,000 |
1.1% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
6,000 |
6.0% |
* |
0.2% |
6,000 |
1.8% |
|
In Parking Lane |
49,000 |
49.8% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
49,000 |
14.0% |
|
Gore |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.1% |
|
Separator |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown |
2,000 |
1.7% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
Total |
98,000 |
100.0% |
255,000 |
100.0% |
353,000 |
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).