Table 39. Vehicles Involved in Single- and Two-Vehicle Crashes by Vehicle Maneuver
and Crash Severity

Vehicle Maneuver

Crash Severity

Total

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Going Straight

  34,082

  68.7

1,596,000

  55.6

3,409,000

  49.0

5,038,000

  51.0

Turning Left

    2,995

    6.0

   353,000

  12.3

   688,000

    9.9

1,044,000

  10.6

Stopped in Traffic Lane

       700

    1.4

   263,000

    9.2

   764,000

  11.0

1,028,000

  10.4

Turning Right

       293

    0.6

     76,000

    2.6

   280,000

    4.0

   356,000

    3.6

Slowed in Traffic Lane

       357

    0.7

   141,000

    4.9

   427,000

    6.1

   568,000

    5.8

Merging/Changing Lanes

       936

    1.9

     61,000

    2.1

   294,000

    4.2

   356,000

    3.6

Negotiating Curve

    6,762

  13.6

   182,000

    6.3

   329,000

    4.7

   518,000

    5.2

Backing Up

       162

    0.3

     10,000

    0.3

   172,000

    2.5

   182,000

    1.8

Passing Other Vehicle

       989

    2.0

     30,000

    1.0

   105,000

    1.5

   135,000

    1.4

Starting in Traffic Lane

       490

    1.0

     90,000

    3.1

   201,000

    2.9

   291,000

    3.0

Leaving Parking Space

         36

    0.1

       9,000

    0.3

     58,000

    0.8

     67,000

    0.7

Making U-Turn

       218

    0.4

     14,000

    0.5

     37,000

    0.5

     51,000

    0.5

Entering Parking Space

         18

       *

       2,000

    0.1

     25,000

    0.4

     27,000

    0.3

Disabled in Traffic Lane

         17

       *

       4,000

    0.1

       7,000

    0.1

     11,000

    0.1

Other Maneuver

       932

    1.9

     40,000

    1.4

   161,000

    2.3

   202,000

    2.0

Total

**49,588

100.0

2,870,000

100.0

6,957,000

100.0

9,876,000

100.0

 *Less than 0.05 percent.

**Includes 601 vehicles involved in fatal crashes with unknown vehicle maneuver.