Table 32. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity
|
Relation to Roadway |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Fatal Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
413 |
48.5% |
3,462 |
94.1% |
3,875 |
85.5% |
|
Shoulder |
105 |
12.3% |
95 |
2.6% |
200 |
4.4% |
|
Median |
33 |
3.9% |
50 |
1.4% |
83 |
1.8% |
|
Roadside |
225 |
26.4% |
47 |
1.3% |
272 |
6.0% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
20 |
2.3% |
6 |
0.2% |
26 |
0.6% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
47 |
5.5% |
11 |
0.3% |
58 |
1.3% |
|
In Parking Lane |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
* |
|
Gore |
4 |
0.5% |
5 |
0.1% |
9 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
* |
1 |
* |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
0.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown |
4 |
0.5% |
1 |
* |
5 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
852 |
100.0% |
3,681 |
100.0% |
4,533 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
4,000 |
34.8% |
65,000 |
96.8% |
69,000 |
88.4% |
|
Shoulder |
1,000 |
8.3% |
* |
0.4% |
1,000 |
1.5% |
|
Median |
1,000 |
9.7% |
1,000 |
0.9% |
2,000 |
2.1% |
|
Roadside |
4,000 |
39.5% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
5,000 |
6.3% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
* |
4.2% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.6% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
* |
0.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
In Parking Lane |
* |
0.8% |
* |
0.5% |
* |
0.5% |
|
Gore |
* |
0.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Separator |
* |
0.8% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Unknown |
* |
0.3% |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Total |
10,000 |
100.0% |
67,000 |
100.0% |
78,000 |
100.0% |
|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
On Roadway |
21,000 |
20.2% |
235,000 |
98.2% |
255,000 |
74.8% |
|
Shoulder |
3,000 |
3.0% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
1.0% |
|
Median |
2,000 |
2.2% |
* |
0.2% |
3,000 |
0.8% |
|
Roadside |
23,000 |
22.2% |
1,000 |
0.6% |
24,000 |
7.1% |
|
Outside of Roadway |
3,000 |
3.2% |
* |
* |
3,000 |
0.9% |
|
Off Roadway, Location Unknown |
1,000 |
1.4% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.4% |
|
In Parking Lane |
47,000 |
46.1% |
* |
0.2% |
48,000 |
14.0% |
|
Gore |
1,000 |
0.7% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.2% |
|
Separator |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.5% |
1,000 |
0.4% |
|
Unknown |
1,000 |
0.9% |
* |
0.1% |
1,000 |
0.3% |
|
Total |
102,000 |
100.0% |
239,000 |
100.0% |
341,000 |
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).