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Table 37. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Roadway Function Class,
2009
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Rural
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Urban
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Roadway Function Class
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Number
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Percent
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Roadway Function Class
|
Number
|
Percent
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426
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14.3%
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Interstate
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345
|
11.6%
|
|
656
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22.0%
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Freeway/Expressway
|
110
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3.7%
|
|
358
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12.0%
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Other Principal Arterial
|
276
|
9.2%
|
|
298
|
10.0%
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Minor Arterial
|
153
|
5.1%
|
|
51
|
1.7%
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Collector
|
64
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2.1%
|
|
129
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4.3%
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Local Road
|
98
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3.3%
|
|
4
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0.1%
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Unknown
|
3
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0.1%
|
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1,922
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64.3%
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Total Urban
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1,049
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35.1%
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|
16
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0.5%
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Total Fatal Crashes
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2,987
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100.0%
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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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