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 41. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity, 2009

Relation to Junction	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Relation to Junction	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Non-Interchange
Non-Junction	1,970	66.0%	24,000	47.0%	121,000	51.9%
Intersection	649	21.7%	11,000	20.5%	23,000	10.1%
Intersection Related	109	3.6%	8,000	15.5%	46,000	19.6%
Driveway, Alley Access	33	1.1%	4,000	7.5%	19,000	8.0%
Driveway Access Related	51	1.7%	—	—	—	—
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	17	0.6%	*	0.3%	1,000	0.5%
Rail Grade Crossing	15	0.5%	*	0.7%	*	*
On Bridge	0	0.0%	1,000	1.3%	6,000	2.6%
In Crossover	6	0.2%	*	0.2%	*	0.1%
Other	0	0.0%	*	0.7%	2,000	0.7%
Unknown	3	0.1%	—	—	—	—
Subtotal	2,853	95.5%	48,000	93.7%	217,000	93.5%
Interchange Area
Non-Junction	0	0.0%	1,000	1.1%	3,000	1.2%
Intersection	27	0.9%	*	0.5%	1,000	0.4%
Intersection Related	17	0.6%	*	0.3%	1,000	0.4%
Driveway, Alley Access	1	*	*	*	*	*
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	32	1.1%	2,000	4.3%	10,000	4.5%
On Bridge	0	0.0%	*	*	*	*
In Crossover	0	0.0%	*	*	*	*
Other	56	1.9%	*	*	*	0.1%
Unknown	1	*	—	—	—	—
Subtotal	134	4.5%	3,000	6.3%	15,000	6.5%
Unknown Relation to Junction	0	0.0%	—	—	—	—
Total	2,987	100.0%	51,000	100.0%	232,000	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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