Table 57. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded
|
Driver-Related Factors |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Failure to keep in proper lane |
245 |
29.0% |
382 |
9.5% |
627 |
12.8% |
|
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit |
139 |
16.5% |
212 |
5.3% |
351 |
7.2% |
|
Inattentive (talking, eating, etc.) |
86 |
10.2% |
165 |
4.1% |
251 |
5.1% |
|
Failure to yield right-of-way |
44 |
5.2% |
154 |
3.8% |
198 |
4.1% |
|
Cellular phone in vehicle |
12 |
1.4% |
105 |
2.6% |
117 |
2.4% |
|
Following improperly |
3 |
0.4% |
106 |
2.6% |
109 |
2.2% |
|
Failure to obey traffic signs |
12 |
1.4% |
95 |
2.4% |
107 |
2.2% |
|
Erratic or reckless driving |
34 |
4.0% |
67 |
1.7% |
101 |
2.1% |
|
Drowsy, asleep, fatigued |
50 |
5.9% |
31 |
0.8% |
81 |
1.7% |
|
Other non-moving traffic violation |
16 |
1.9% |
57 |
1.4% |
73 |
1.5% |
|
Making improper turn |
20 |
2.4% |
40 |
1.0% |
60 |
1.2% |
|
Illegal drugs |
24 |
2.8% |
33 |
0.8% |
57 |
1.2% |
|
Overcorrecting |
37 |
4.4% |
18 |
0.4% |
55 |
1.1% |
|
Swerving or sliding due to water, snow, slush, oil, wet leaves etc. |
12 |
1.4% |
35 |
0.9% |
47 |
1.0% |
|
Hit and run |
22 |
2.6% |
23 |
0.6% |
45 |
0.9% |
|
Vision obscured by weather |
8 |
0.9% |
33 |
0.8% |
41 |
0.8% |
|
Swerving to avoid vehicle in road |
2 |
0.2% |
32 |
0.8% |
34 |
0.7% |
|
Improper lane change |
3 |
0.4% |
30 |
0.7% |
33 |
0.7% |
|
Operating without required equipment |
10 |
1.2% |
23 |
0.6% |
33 |
0.7% |
|
Stopped in roadway |
0 |
0.0% |
29 |
0.7% |
29 |
0.6% |
|
Non-traffic violation charged (manslaughter or other homicide offense) |
6 |
0.7% |
21 |
0.5% |
27 |
0.6% |
|
Wrong side of road |
2 |
0.2% |
18 |
0.4% |
20 |
0.4% |
|
Hauling harzardous cargo improperly |
1 |
0.1% |
13 |
0.3% |
14 |
0.3% |
|
Cellular phone in use |
3 |
0.4% |
8 |
0.2% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Driver-Related Factor(s) Recorded |
587 |
69.5% |
1,297 |
32.1% |
1,884 |
38.6% |
|
No Driver-Related Factors Recorded |
257 |
30.5% |
2,740 |
67.9% |
2,997 |
61.4% |
|
Total |
844 |
100.0% |
4,037 |
100.0% |
4,881 |
100.0% |
|
Violation(s) Recorded |
99 |
11.7% |
428 |
10.6% |
527 |
10.8% |
|
No Violations Recorded |
745 |
88.3% |
3,609 |
89.4% |
4,354 |
89.2% |
|
Total |
844 |
100.0% |
4,037 |
100.0% |
4,881 |
100.0% |
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).