Truck Driving Accidents Infographic

TRUCKING DRIVING ACCIDENT While all truckers are trained to drive their large vehicles, accidents still occur. Despite all of their experience, even veteran truckers have crashed into other vehicles, and some have even flipped their rigs. NUMBER OF ANNUAL ACCIDENTS • In 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported that there were approximately 317,000 accidents involving large trucks • Out of these, 3,464 included a fatality • Most of these fatalities were other drivers - driver fatalities made up only 17% of all crashes with fatalities • About 73,000 included a nonfatal injury • 63% of fatal crashes involved the large truck and at least one other vehicle • Only 21% of fatal crashes involved only the large truck WHERE AND WHEN DO ACCIDENTS OCCUR? 63% of fatal crashes occurred on rural roads 24% occurred on Interstates or highways 36% of fatal crashes and 23% of injury crashes occurred at night 83% of all fatal crashed occurred Monday through Friday 24% of all fatalities that occurred in work zones involved a large truck DRIVER STATISTICS • Out of all crashes that resulted in a fatality, 5% of all drivers were under age 25 • About the same (5%) of all drivers were over 66 years old • Most drivers in accidents were male-only 3% were female COMPARISON WITH 2002 • In 2002, FMCSA reported 4,897 fatalities from large truck crashes • That sa • In 2002, truck drivers were killed in only 14% of all accidents - this is the only number that has actually year, there were about 130,000 injuries increased between 2002 and 2012 SOURCES: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101875063 http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/large-truck-and-bus-crash-facts-2012 http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/trucking-accidents-common-causes-liability-30156.html CREngland