Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2008, January 2010

U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 36. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit

Speed Limit	Single-Vehicle Crashes		Multiple-Vehicle Crashes		Total
Speed Limit	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
25 mph or Less	52	7.0%	33	1.1%	85	2.3%
30 - 35 mph	97	13.1%	176	5.9%	273	7.3%
40 - 45 mph	72	9.7%	442	14.8%	514	13.8%
50 - 55 mph	173	23.3%	1,162	38.8%	1,335	35.8%
60 - 65 mph	167	22.5%	752	25.1%	919	24.6%
70 - 75 mph	133	17.9%	401	13.4%	534	14.3%
80 - 85 mph	2	0.3%	3	0.1%	5	0.1%
No Statutory Limit	5	0.7%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%
Unknown	40	5.4%	23	0.8%	63	1.7%
Total	741	100.0%	2,992	100.0%	3,733	100.0%

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).

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