Table 38. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day and Crash Severity, 2009
|
Time of Day |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
12am - 3am |
245 |
8.2% |
3,000 |
5.1% |
10,000 |
4.3% |
|
3am - 6am |
270 |
9.0% |
2,000 |
4.3% |
7,000 |
3.2% |
|
6am - 9am |
438 |
14.7% |
9,000 |
16.9% |
37,000 |
15.8% |
|
9am - 12pm |
497 |
16.6% |
11,000 |
20.7% |
51,000 |
22.2% |
|
12pm - 3pm |
541 |
18.1% |
11,000 |
21.9% |
59,000 |
25.4% |
|
3pm - 6pm |
482 |
16.1% |
9,000 |
18.2% |
38,000 |
16.5% |
|
6pm - 9pm |
283 |
9.5% |
4,000 |
8.5% |
19,000 |
8.3% |
|
9pm - 12am |
223 |
7.5% |
2,000 |
4.5% |
10,000 |
4.4% |
|
Unknown |
8 |
0.3% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Daytime (6am - 6pm) |
1,958 |
65.6% |
40,000 |
77.7% |
185,000 |
79.8% |
|
Nighttime (6pm - 6am) |
1,029 |
34.4% |
11,000 |
22.3% |
47,000 |
20.2% |
|
Total |
2,987 |
100.0% |
51,000 |
100.0% |
232,000 |
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).