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Table 1
Driver-Related Factors Cited in Two-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Between Large Trucks
and Passenger Vehicles: 2000
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| Driver-related factor(s) listed |
658 |
24.6 |
2,200 |
82.3 |
| No driver-related factor listed |
2,018 |
75.5 |
473 |
17.7 |
| Total drivers |
2,673 |
100.0 |
2,673 |
100.0 |
| Top factors |
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| Failure to yield right-of-way |
313 |
11.7 |
527 |
19.7 |
| Driving too fast for conditions or speeding |
109 |
4.1 |
438 |
16.4 |
| Failure to keep in proper lane |
101 |
3.8 |
698 |
26.1 |
| Failure to obey traffic signs/devices |
75 |
2.8 |
300 |
11.2 |
| Inattentive (talking, eating, etc) |
13 |
0.5 |
130 |
4.9 |
| Erratic/reckless driving |
75 |
2.8 |
288 |
10.8 |
| Running off road |
32 |
1.2 |
135 |
5.1 |
| Following improperly |
38 |
1.4 |
164 |
6.1 |
| Making other improper turn |
31 |
1.2 |
64 |
2.4 |
| Drowsy, sleepy, asleep, fatigued |
25 |
0.9 |
68 |
2.5 |
| Avoiding, swerving or sliding due to ice, snow, etc. |
17 |
0.6 |
58 |
2.2 |
| Driving on wrong side of road |
15 |
0.6 |
90 |
3.4 |
NOTE: Total number of large-truck and passenger car drivers involved
in two-vehicle, large-truck/passenger car crashes in 2000 = 5,461.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
database, available at http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/,
as of April 2002.
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