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Figure 3: Route Type by Crash Size, 2004-2008

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Figure 3: Route Type by Crash Size, 2004-2008

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(as a percent of fatal crashes by crash size)

Route Type Single vehicle Two vehicle Multi- vehicle
County road 8.72 24.33 15.52
Interstate 20.96 12.72 10.02
Municipality 11.53 15.28 12.98
Other 2.35 3.85 3.09
State highway 32.51 25.17 33.3
Township 2.04 5.82 3.41
US highway 20.98 11.58 20.67

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, FARS Database, as of December 2009.