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 |
34,276 |
69.2 |
1,531,000 |
55.5 |
3,321,000 |
48.5 |
4,886,000 |
50.7 |
|
Turning Left |
2,984 |
6.0 |
350,000 |
12.7 |
673,000 |
9.8 |
1,026,000 |
10.6 |
|
Stopped in Traffic Lane |
677 |
1.4 |
249,000 |
9.0 |
783,000 |
11.4 |
1,033,000 |
10.7 |
|
Turning Right |
333 |
0.7 |
75,000 |
2.7 |
286,000 |
4.2 |
361,000 |
3.7 |
|
Slowed in Traffic Lane |
364 |
0.7 |
134,000 |
4.9 |
429,000 |
6.3 |
563,000 |
5.8 |
|
Merging/Changing Lanes |
1,004 |
2.0 |
60,000 |
2.2 |
285,000 |
4.2 |
346,000 |
3.6 |
|
Negotiating Curve |
6,624 |
13.4 |
165,000 |
6.0 |
271,000 |
4.0 |
442,000 |
4.6 |
|
Backing Up |
153 |
0.3 |
15,000 |
0.5 |
169,000 |
2.5 |
184,000 |
1.9 |
|
Passing Other Vehicle |
996 |
2.0 |
30,000 |
1.1 |
117,000 |
1.7 |
149,000 |
1.5 |
|
Starting in Traffic Lane |
433 |
0.9 |
73,000 |
2.7 |
195,000 |
2.9 |
269,000 |
2.8 |
|
Leaving Parking Space |
33 |
0.1 |
14,000 |
0.5 |
97,000 |
1.4 |
111,000 |
1.2 |
|
Making U-Turn |
205 |
0.4 |
17,000 |
0.6 |
34,000 |
0.5 |
51,000 |
0.5 |
|
Entering Parking Space |
16 |
* |
2,000 |
0.1 |
18,000 |
0.3 |
20,000 |
0.2 |
|
Disabled in Traffic Lane |
22 |
* |
2,000 |
0.1 |
7,000 |
0.1 |
10,000 |
0.1 |
|
Other Maneuver |
1,001 |
2.0 |
38,000 |
1.4 |
155,000 |
2.3 |
194,000 |
2.0 |
|
Total |
**49,559 |
100.0 |
2,757,000 |
100.0 |
6,841,000 |
100.0 |
9,647,000 |
100.0 |
*Less than 0.05 percent.
**Includes 438 vehicles involved in fatal crashes with unknown vehicle
maneuver.