Table 45. 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 |
2,758 |
63.8% |
62,000 |
80.4% |
233,000 |
81.1% |
|
Dark, Not Lighted |
1,020 |
23.6% |
6,000 |
8.1% |
21,000 |
7.4% |
|
Dark But Lighted |
370 |
8.6% |
6,000 |
8.3% |
24,000 |
8.2% |
|
Dawn |
116 |
2.7% |
2,000 |
2.4% |
4,000 |
1.5% |
|
Dusk |
49 |
1.1% |
1,000 |
0.8% |
5,000 |
1.8% |
|
Unknown |
8 |
0.2% |
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|
Total |
4,321 |
100.0% |
77,000 |
100.0% |
287,000 |
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).