New Wisconsin Semi-Truck Crash Statistics Released

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Randy Rozek

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently released their 2006 traffic crash statistics, including those for all reported Wisconsin truck accidents.

According to the report, there were 7,157 large truck crashes in Wisconsin in 2006. Of these large truck collisions, 78 of the crashes resulted in fatalities, and another 1,814 crashes resulted in injuries to occupants of the truck or other vehicle involved in the crash. 84 people were killed in the 78 fatal large truck crashes and 2,642 were injured as a result of the 1,814 large truck crashes.

The report breaks down the age and sex of the large truck drivers involved in Wisconsin accidents. Men aged 45 to 54 were responsible for nearly 2,000 Wisconsin large truck crashes that resulted in fatalities, injuries or property damage. This was the highest demographic of truck drivers involved in Wisconsin crashes.

Of the 7,157 crashes involving large trucks in Wisconsin in 2006, the majority (52%) involved some possible contributing cause attributed to the large truck driver. The top contributing factors are indicated below in order of frequency:

  1. Inattentive Driving
  2. Failure to Control
  3. Improper Turn
  4. Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
  5. Unsafe Backing
  6. Speed Too Fast For Conditions
  7. Following Too Close
  8. Improper Overtaking
  9. Disregarded Traffic Control
  10. Driver Condition
  11. Left of Center
  12. Exceed Speed Limit
  13. Physically Disabled
  14. Other

The report also analyzed Wisconsin School Bus Crashes for 2006. There were 599 school bus crashes in Wisconsin in 2006, which resulted in 3 deaths and 418 injuries. The most common reasons for Wisconsin school bus crashes due to bus drivers are as follows:

  1. Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
  2. Inattentive Driving
  3. Failure to Control
  4. Unsafe Backing
  5. Improper Turn
  6. Following Too Close
  7. Speed Too Fast For Conditions
  8. Improper Overtaking
  9. Disregarded Traffic Control
  10. Left of Center
  11. Driver Condition
  12. Exceed Speed Limit
  13. Other

The full report, 2006 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts, can be downloaded from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation website.

 

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