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

Table 67. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle, 2009

Restraint Use

Ejection from the Vehicle

Total

Not Ejected

Totally Ejected

Partially Ejected

Unknown

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

None

254

8.3%

73

83.0%

23

65.7%

0

0.0%

350

11.0%

Shoulder Belt

13

0.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

13

0.4%

Lap Belt

88

2.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

88

2.8%

Lap and Shoulder

2,503

81.9%

2

2.3%

10

28.6%

1

11.1%

2,516

78.9%

Type Unknown

1

*

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

*

Used Improperly

1

*

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

*

Unknown

195

6.4%

13

14.8%

2

5.7%

8

88.9%

218

6.8%

Total

3,055

100.0%

88

100.0%

35

100.0%

9

100.0%

3,187

100.0%

*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.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

 

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