Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2008, January 2010

U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 41. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity

Relation to Junction	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Relation to Junction	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Non-Interchange
Non-Junction	2,458	65.8%	31,000	48.9%	148,000	49.9%
Intersection	820	22.0%	13,000	20.7%	38,000	12.6%
Intersection Related	112	3.0%	8,000	13.1%	58,000	19.6%
Driveway, Alley Access	121	3.2%	5,000	7.1%	20,000	6.7%
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	18	0.5%	*	0.3%	1,000	0.2%
Rail Grade Crossing	16	0.4%	*	0.3%	1,000	0.4%
On Bridge	0	0.0%	2,000	2.5%	11,000	3.6%
In Crossover	15	0.4%	*	0.1%	1,000	0.2%
Other	0	0.0%	*	0.1%	1,000	0.3%
Unknown	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
Subtotal	3,561	95.4%	59,000	93.1%	279,000	93.7%
Interchange Area
Non-Junction	0	0.0%	1,000	1.6%	2,000	0.7%
Intersection	32	0.9%	*	0.3%	1,000	0.3%
Intersection Related	9	0.2%	*	0.1%	1,000	0.4%
Driveway, Alley Access	3	0.1%	*	0.1%	*	*
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	38	1.0%	3,000	4.8%	14,000	4.7%
On Bridge	0	0.0%	*	0.1%	*	*
In Crossover	0	0.0%	*	*	*	*
Other	87	2.3%	*	*	1,000	0.2%
Unknown	3	0.1%	—	—	—	—
Subtotal	172	4.6%	4,000	6.9%	19,000	6.3%
Unknown Relation to Junction	0	0.0%	—	—	—	—
Total	3,733	100.0%	64,000	100.0%	297,000	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).

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