Table 1,,
Driver-Related Factors Cited in Two-Vehicle ,,
Fatal Crashes Between Large Trucks and ,,
Passenger Vehicles: 1998,,
,Large,Passenger
Top 10 factors cited,trucks,vehicles
Failure to yield right-of-way,5.3%,20.3%
Ran off road/out of traffic lane,4.8%,27.8%
Driving too fast,3.8%,14.9%
Failure to obey traffic devices,3.0%,12.1%
Inattentive,2.7%,9.8%
Erratic/reckless driving,1.6%,5.1%
"Manslaughter, homicide",1.5%,1.3%
Following improperly,1.4%,2.1%
Making improper turn,1.0%,2.6%
Vision obscured by weather,0.9%,1.7%
"NOTES: 1998 is the most recent year for which data are available. Number of drivers involved in two-vehicle, large truck/passenger car crashes = 2,740."

"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Profile: The 1998 National Picture (Washington, DC: January 2000)."