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Table 43. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash
Severity, 2009
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Weather 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
|
Percent
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Number
|
Percent
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2,565
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85.9%
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43,000
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84.2%
|
198,000
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85.3%
|
|
231
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7.7%
|
5,000
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9.9%
|
20,000
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8.6%
|
|
18
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0.6%
|
*
|
0.4%
|
2,000
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0.7%
|
|
93
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3.1%
|
2,000
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3.3%
|
7,000
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2.9%
|
|
74
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2.5%
|
1,000
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2.2%
|
6,000
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2.5%
|
|
6
|
0.2%
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Total
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2,987
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100.0%
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51,000
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100.0%
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232,000
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100.0%
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*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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