Table 1
Driver-Related Factors Cited in Two-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Between Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles: 1998
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| 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).
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