Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Light Conditions |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Daylight |
2,934 |
64.7% |
60,000 |
77.8% |
268,000 |
78.5% |
|
Dark, Not Lighted |
1,047 |
23.1% |
8,000 |
10.1% |
27,000 |
7.8% |
|
Dark But Lighted |
355 |
7.8% |
7,000 |
9.7% |
37,000 |
10.7% |
|
Dawn |
131 |
2.9% |
1,000 |
1.5% |
6,000 |
1.6% |
|
Dusk |
60 |
1.3% |
1,000 |
0.9% |
5,000 |
1.3% |
|
Unknown |
6 |
0.1% |
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|
Total |
4,533 |
100.0% |
78,000 |
100.0% |
341,000 |
100.0% |
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).