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

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

349

9.1%

71

72.4%

32

58.2%

2

28.6%

454

11.3%

Shoulder Belt

16

0.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

16

0.4%

Lap Belt

92

2.4%

1

1.0%

1

1.8%

1

14.3%

95

2.4%

Lap and Shoulder

3,132

81.2%

8

8.2%

9

16.4%

0

0.0%

3,149

78.4%

Type Unknown

4

0.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

4

0.1%

Used Improperly

2

0.1%

1

1.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

3

0.1%

Unknown

260

6.7%

17

17.3%

13

23.6%

4

57.1%

294

7.3%

Total

3,855

100.0%

98

100.0%

55

100.0%

7

100.0%

4,015

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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