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 56. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded

Crash Type	Fatal Crashes	Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded
		For Large Truck		For Passenger Vehicle
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle	99	65	65.7%	54	54.5%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	337	67	19.9%	311	92.3%
Large Truck Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	77	48	62.3%	39	50.6%
Passenger Vehicle Crossing Center Median (Head-On)	358	42	11.7%	351	98.0%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	661	169	25.6%	547	82.8%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	438	116	26.5%	374	85.4%
Other Collision	93	21	22.6%	80	86.0%
Total	2,063	528	25.6%	1,756	85.1%

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).

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