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 |
2,925 |
64.4% |
74,000 |
77.9% |
281,000 |
79.6% |
|
Dark |
1,033 |
22.7% |
9,000 |
9.5% |
31,000 |
8.8% |
|
Dark but Lighted |
391 |
8.6% |
9,000 |
9.5% |
32,000 |
9.1% |
|
Dawn |
133 |
2.9% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
4,000 |
1.1% |
|
Dusk |
58 |
1.3% |
2,000 |
2.1% |
5,000 |
1.4% |
|
Unknown |
2 |
* |
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|
Total |
4,542 |
100.0% |
95,000 |
100.0% |
353,000 |
100.0% |
*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).