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Table 44. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and
Crash Severity, 2009
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Road Surface Condition
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Fatal
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Injury
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Property Damage Only
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Number
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Percent
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Number
|
Percent
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Number
|
Percent
|
|
2,443
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81.8%
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39,000
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75.9%
|
177,000
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76.2%
|
|
381
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12.8%
|
9,000
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17.8%
|
35,000
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15.1%
|
|
76
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2.5%
|
2,000
|
3.7%
|
10,000
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4.3%
|
|
72
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2.4%
|
1,000
|
2.3%
|
8,000
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3.6%
|
|
4
|
0.1%
|
*
|
0.1%
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*
|
*
|
|
1
|
*
|
*
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*
|
*
|
*
|
|
3
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0.1%
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*
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0.1%
|
2,000
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0.7%
|
|
7
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0.2%
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2,987
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100.0%
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51,000
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100.0%
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232,000
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100.0%
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*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).
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