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.