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

Table 31. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity

Relation to Junction

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Non-Interchange

  Non-Junction

2,976

65.7%

40,000

51.1%

187,000

54.8%

  Intersection

972

21.4%

16,000

20.3%

39,000

11.5%

  Intersection Related

168

3.7%

11,000

13.8%

61,000

17.9%

  Driveway, Alley Access

74

1.6%

5,000

6.3%

22,000

6.5%

  Entrance/Exit Ramp Related

15

0.3%

*

0.5%

1,000

0.4%

  Rail Grade Crossing

25

0.6%

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

  On Bridge

0

0.0%

1,000

1.0%

10,000

2.9%

  In Crossover

17

0.4%

*

0.3%

1,000

0.4%

  Other

79

1.7%

*

0.1%

1,000

0.4%

  Unknown

3

0.1%

       

    Subtotal

4,329

95.5%

72,000

93.4%

323,000

94.8%

Interchange Area

  Non-Junction

0

0.0%

1,000

1.3%

2,000

0.6%

  Intersection

47

1.0%

*

0.6%

1,000

0.3%

  Intersection Related

14

0.3%

*

*

1,000

0.3%

  Driveway, Alley Access

4

0.1%

*

*

*

*

  Entrance/Exit Ramp Related

47

1.0%

3,000

4.4%

13,000

3.8%

  On Bridge

0

0.0%

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

  In Crossover

2

*

*

*

*

*

  Other

84

1.9%

*

*

*

*

  Unknown

4

*

       

    Subtotal

202

4.5%

5,000

6.6%

18,000

5.2%

Unknown Relation to Junction

2

*

       

Total

4,533

100.0%

78,000

100.0%

341,000

100.0%

*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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