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Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash
Severity
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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
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Normal
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3,906
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86.2%
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68,000
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87.8%
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299,000
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87.8%
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Rain
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378
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8.3%
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6,000
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7.7%
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22,000
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6.5%
|
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Sleet
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19
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0.4%
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*
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0.3%
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2,000
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0.5%
|
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Snow
|
112
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2.5%
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2,000
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2.7%
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14,000
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4.1%
|
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Fog
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86
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1.9%
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*
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0.6%
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2,000
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0.7%
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Other
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28
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0.6%
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1,000
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0.9%
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1,000
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0.4%
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Unknown
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4
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0.1%
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|
|
|
|
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Total
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4,533
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100.0%
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78,000
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100.0%
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341,000
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100.0%
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*Less than 500.
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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