Table 55. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle
|
Restraint Use |
Ejection from the Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Not Ejected |
Totally Elected |
Partially Ejected |
Unknown |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
None |
729 |
15.8% |
144 |
83.2% |
32 |
62.7% |
4 |
30.8% |
909 |
18.8% |
|
Shoulder Belt |
10 |
0.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
2.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Lap Belt |
454 |
9.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
3.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
456 |
9.4% |
|
Lap and Shoulder |
2,633 |
57.1% |
5 |
2.9% |
6 |
11.8% |
1 |
7.7% |
2,645 |
54.6% |
|
Type Unknown |
282 |
6.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
282 |
5.8% |
|
Used Improperly |
3 |
0.1% |
1 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
499 |
10.8% |
23 |
13.3% |
10 |
19.6% |
8 |
61.5% |
540 |
11.1% |
|
Total |
4,610 |
100.0% |
173 |
100.0% |
51 |
100.0% |
13 |
100.0% |
4,847 |
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).