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 45. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity, 2009

Light Conditions	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Light Conditions	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Daylight	1,880	62.9%	38,000	74.7%	182,000	78.3%
Dark, Not Lighted	678	22.7%	5,000	10.6%	20,000	8.7%
Dark But Lighted	272	9.1%	5,000	10.6%	24,000	10.2%
Dark, Unknown Lighting	30	1.0%	*	0.1%	*	0.2%
Dawn	82	2.7%	1,000	2.1%	4,000	1.6%
Dusk	43	1.4%	1,000	1.8%	2,000	1.0%
Other	0	0.0%	*	*	*	*
Unknown	2	0.1%	—	—	—	—
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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