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 Elected

Partially Ejected

Unknown

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).