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.