Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2009, October 2011

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

Table 40. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity, 2009

Trafficway Flow	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Trafficway Flow	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Not Physically Divided	1,587	53.1%	21,000	40.1%	98,000	42.3%
Not Physically Divided, with Two-Way Continuous Left Lane	78	2.6%	1,000	2.9%	5,000	2.3%
Divided Median, No Barrier	730	24.4%	22,000	42.9%	85,000	28.2%
Divided Median, With Barrier	521	17.4%	22,000	42.9%	85,000	28.2%
One-Way Traffic	57	1.9%	1,000	2.4%	10,000	4.3%
Unknown	14	0.5%	6,000	11.8%	53,000	22.9%
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).

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