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Table 51. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Type
and HM Release, 2009
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HM Cargo Type
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HM Release
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Yes
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No
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Unknown
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Total
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|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
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Fatal Crashes
|
|
3
|
9.1%
|
1
|
1.7%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
4
|
3.7%
|
|
6
|
18.2%
|
15
|
25.9%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
21
|
19.4%
|
|
16
|
48.5%
|
26
|
44.8%
|
1
|
5.9%
|
43
|
39.8%
|
|
1
|
3.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
1
|
1.7%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
1
|
0.9%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
|
3
|
9.1%
|
2
|
3.4%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
5
|
4.6%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
2
|
3.4%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
2
|
1.9%
|
|
4
|
12.1%
|
11
|
19.0%
|
16
|
94.1%
|
31
|
28.7%
|
|
33
|
100.0%
|
58
|
100.0%
|
17
|
100.0%
|
108
|
100.0%
|
|
Nonfatal Crashes
|
|
7
|
2.8%
|
46
|
2.8%
|
24
|
4.9%
|
77
|
3.3%
|
|
30
|
12.1%
|
284
|
17.5%
|
61
|
12.4%
|
375
|
15.9%
|
|
110
|
44.5%
|
663
|
40.7%
|
190
|
38.8%
|
963
|
40.7%
|
|
1
|
0.4%
|
13
|
0.8%
|
3
|
0.6%
|
17
|
0.7%
|
|
4
|
1.6%
|
24
|
1.5%
|
2
|
0.4%
|
30
|
1.3%
|
|
1
|
0.4%
|
12
|
0.7%
|
5
|
1.0%
|
18
|
0.8%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
4
|
0.2%
|
3
|
0.6%
|
7
|
0.3%
|
|
20
|
8.1%
|
121
|
7.4%
|
23
|
4.7%
|
164
|
6.9%
|
|
33
|
13.4%
|
143
|
8.8%
|
23
|
4.7%
|
199
|
8.4%
|
|
41
|
16.6%
|
317
|
19.5%
|
156
|
31.8%
|
514
|
21.7%
|
|
247
|
100.0%
|
1,627
|
100.0%
|
490
|
100.0%
|
2,364
|
100.0%
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Note: For fatal crashes, a large truck is defined as a truck with a gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds. For injury and
towaway crashes, a large truck is defined here as a truck, used for commercial
purposes, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination
weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds.
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Nonfatal Crashes: Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.
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