Traffic Safety Facts 1996: Large Trucks
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1997-01-01
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Abstract:In 1996, 393,000 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,740 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 5,126 people died (12 percent of all the traffic fatalities reported in 1996) and an additional 130,000 were injured in those crashes. One out of eight traffic fatalities in 1996 resulted from a collision involving a large truck. In almost three-fourths (71 percent) of the two-vehicle fatal crashes involving a large truck and another type of vehicle, police reported one or more errors or other factors related to the driver's behavior associated with the crash for the other driver and none for the truck driver. The two figures compare truck drivers to drivers of other type of vehicles regarding drunk driving and previous driving convictions. Of the tables, Table 1. shows involvement rate in fatal and injury crashes for large trucks, 1986-1996; Table 2. shows fatalities and injuries in crashes involving large trucks, 1996; Table 3. shows principal impact points in two-vehicle fatal crashes involving large tucks, 1996; and Table 4. shows large truck involvement in fatal crashes by state, 1996.
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