Table 44. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity
|
Road Surface Condition |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Dry |
3,443 |
82.2% |
60,000 |
82.3% |
254,000 |
80.1% |
|
Wet |
503 |
12.0% |
9,000 |
12.9% |
44,000 |
13.9% |
|
Snow or Slush |
125 |
3.0% |
1,000 |
2.0% |
8,000 |
2.6% |
|
Ice/Frost |
97 |
2.3% |
2,000 |
2.5% |
8,000 |
2.7% |
|
Sand, Dirt, Oil |
3 |
0.1% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
0.6% |
|
Water (Standing, Moving) |
3 |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Other |
2 |
* |
* |
0.2% |
1,000 |
0.2% |
|
Unknown |
14 |
0.3% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
4,190 |
100.0% |
72,000 |
100.0% |
317,000 |
100.0% |
*Less than 500 or 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.
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).