The year of 2007, Florida Department of Transportation recorded 119 fatal crashes involving large trucks. Only 14 of the crashes were cited as being the fault of the large truck.
trucks?
416,000
413,000
413,000
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The following represents facts and figures regarding large truck accidents and the serious damages they inflict on our roadways every year. One out of eight traffic fatalities in 2005 resulted from a collision involving a large truck. In 2005, 442,000 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,932 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 5,212 people died (12 percent of all the traffic fatalities reported in 2005) and an additional 114,000 were injured in those crashes. In 2005, large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes and 4 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes.
In 2005, passenger cars and light trucks accounted for about 86% of the vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes. This is because these types of vehicles are the most commonly used on roads, so they are more likely to be involved in accidents.
There were __________ trucks over 10,000 pounds involved in traffic crashes in the United States in 2007.
77
Weight distribution. It prevents damage to roadways.
Rail ways are for trains and Roadways are for Cars and Trucks generally.