Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2009, October 2011

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

Table 36. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit, 2009

Speed Limit	Single-Vehicle Crashes		Multiple-Vehicle Crashes		Total
Speed Limit	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
25 mph or Less	39	6.5%	23	1.0%	62	2.1%
30 - 35 mph	80	13.3%	148	6.2%	228	7.6%
40 - 45 mph	87	14.4%	326	13.7%	413	13.8%
50 - 55 mph	171	28.4%	968	40.6%	1,139	38.1%
60 - 65 mph	121	20.1%	581	24.4%	702	23.5%
70 - 75 mph	86	14.3%	305	12.8%	391	13.1%
80 - 85 mph	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%
No Statutory Limit	1	0.2%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%
Unknown	18	3.0%	29	1.2%	47	1.6%
Total	603	100.0%	2,384	100.0%	2,987	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).

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