Table 65. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle

Restraint Use

Ejection from the Vehicle

Total

Not Ejected

Totally Ejected

Partially Ejected

Unknown

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

None

481

10.7%

122

79.7%

38

74.5%

0

0.0%

641

13.7%

Shoulder Belt

12

0.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

12

0.3%

Lap Belt

150

3.4%

0

0.0%

2

3.9%

0

0.0%

152

3.2%

Lap and Shoulder

3,474

77.6%

10

6.5%

4

7.8%

2

14.3%

3,490

74.3%

Type Unknown

7

0.2%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

7

0.1%

Used Improperly

2

*

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

*

Unknown

351

7.8%

21

13.7%

7

13.7%

12

85.7%

391

8.3%

Total

4,477

100.0%

153

100.0%

51

100.0%

14

100.0%

4,695

100.0%

*Less than 0.05 percent.

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).