Table 53. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck, 2009
|
Most Harmful Event |
Fatal |
Injury |
Property Damage Only |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Collision with Vehicle in Transport |
2,417 |
75.2% |
45,000 |
83.6% |
155,000 |
65.0% |
|
Collision with Fixed Object |
118 |
3.7% |
3,000 |
5.1% |
26,000 |
10.8% |
|
Collision with Pedestrian |
248 |
7.7% |
1,000 |
0.9% |
* |
* |
|
Overturn (Rollover) |
214 |
6.7% |
4,000 |
7.7% |
4,000 |
1.7% |
|
Collision with Pedalcycle |
56 |
1.7% |
* |
0.6% |
* |
* |
|
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle |
13 |
0.4% |
* |
0.8% |
41,000 |
17.0% |
|
Collision with Train |
12 |
0.4% |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
|
Collision with Other Object |
11 |
0.3% |
* |
0.2% |
2,000 |
0.7% |
|
Collision with Animal |
4 |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
7,000 |
2.8% |
|
Jackknife |
4 |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
1,000 |
0.5% |
|
Explosion/Fire |
92 |
2.9% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.6% |
|
Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift |
5 |
0.2% |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other |
20 |
0.6% |
* |
0.4% |
2,000 |
1.0% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
* |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
3,215 |
100.0% |
53,000 |
100.0% |
239,000 |
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).