Crashes Table 12. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity, 2019
Trafficway Flow | Fatal Crashes: Number | Fatal Crashes: Percent | Injury Crashes: Number | Injury Crashes: Percent | Property Damage Only Crashes: Number | Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent |
Two-Way, Not Divided | 2,163 | 48.3% | 35,000 | 31.0% | 122,000 | 31.2% |
Two-Way, Divided, Unprotected Median | 982 | 21.9% | 17,000 | 14.6% | 50,000 | 12.7% |
Two-Way, Divided, Positive Median Barrier | 968 | 21.6% | 32,000 | 28.2% | 98,000 | 24.9% |
Two-Way, Not Divided, With a Continuous Left-Turn Lane | 209 | 4.7% | 4,000 | 3.4% | 13,000 | 3.3% |
Entrance/Exit Ramp | 43 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 2.2% | 11,000 | 2.8% |
One-Way Trafficway | 67 | 1.5% | 2,000 | 2.1% | 10,000 | 2.6% |
Non-Trafficway Area | 39 | 0.9% | 2,000 | 1.7% | 9,000 | 2.4% |
Unknown | 8 | 0.2% | 19,000 | 16.8% | 79,000 | 20.1% |
Total | 4,479 | 100.0% | 114,000 | 100.0% | 392,000 | 100.0% |
Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. Individual numbers may not add up to the totals due to independent rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. | ||||||
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: NHTSA, Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). |
Last updated: Thursday, January 26, 2023