Crashes Table 12. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity, 2020
Trafficway Flow | Fatal Crashes: Number | Fatal Crashes: Percent | Injury Crashes: Number | Injury Crashes: Percent | Property Damage Only Crashes: Number | Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent |
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Two-Way, Not Divided | 2,118 | 47.7% | 34,000 | 33.5% | 107,000 | 34.5% |
Two-Way, Divided, Unprotected Median | 956 | 21.5% | 14,000 | 13.9% | 45,000 | 14.7% |
Two-Way, Divided, Positive Median Barrier | 1,057 | 23.8% | 29,000 | 29.1% | 78,000 | 25.3% |
Two-Way, Not Divided, With a Continuous Left-Turn Lane | 166 | 3.7% | 3,000 | 2.8% | 9,000 | 2.8% |
Entrance/Exit Ramp | 47 | 1.1% | 3,000 | 3.0% | 9,000 | 3.1% |
One-Way Trafficway | 50 | 1.1% | 3,000 | 2.7% | 8,000 | 2.6% |
Non-Trafficway Area | 41 | 0.9% | 2,000 | 1.5% | 6,000 | 1.9% |
Unknown | 9 | 0.2% | 13,000 | 13.4% | 47,000 | 15.1% |
Total | 4,444 | 100.0% | 101,000 | 100.0% | 310,000 | 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: Monday, February 13, 2023