Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2005, March 2007

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

Figure 5. Persons Injured in Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2005

Bar graph: Persons injured in large truck crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled and persons injured in passenger vehicle crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled by year, from 1988 through 2005. Data from Table 4 (large trucks) and Table 6 (passenger vehicles).

Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles).

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