Toward Zero Deaths – Fatal work zone crashes changed…

The following types of fatal work zone crashes changed significantly from 2021 to 2022:

• Data on fatal traffic crashes in work zones come from the FARS, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). These data represent crashes coded as occurring in a work zone from all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These data are extracted from law enforcement crash report forms, and as such are only as accurate as the data included in those reports. It is possible that some crashes that did occur in work zones were not recorded as being in a work zone, and so would not be included in these statistics.
• The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and NHTSA use the term CMV when referring to large trucks and buses. Large trucks are identified as vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 lbs (Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) body type codes 60—64, 66—67, 71—72, and 78). Large trucks do not include motor homes. Buses are identified as school buses, cross-country or intercity buses, transit (city) buses, van-based buses (GVWR more than 10,000 lbs), and other types of buses (FARS body type codes 50—59). Buses do not include van-based buses with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs or less.