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Table 45. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash
Severity
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Light Conditions
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Fatal
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Injury
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Property Damage Only
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Number
|
Percent
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2,404
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64.4%
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48,000
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74.9%
|
228,000
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76.6%
|
|
850
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22.8%
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8,000
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12.1%
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26,000
|
8.6%
|
|
331
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8.9%
|
6,000
|
10.2%
|
36,000
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12.0%
|
|
102
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2.7%
|
1,000
|
2.1%
|
5,000
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1.6%
|
|
41
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1.1%
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*
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0.7%
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3,000
|
1.1%
|
|
5
|
0.1%
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3,733
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100.0%
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64,000
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100.0%
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297,000
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100.0%
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*Less than 500.
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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