Leading Causes of Car Accidents: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Most car accidents happen for one of a limited number of reasons. In essence, most of them result from someone’s failure to follow the rules or failure to take the required care in driving. So, what are the most common causes of car crashes?

  • Distracted Driving 
  • Driving under the Influence
  • Speeding 
  • Reckless Driving
  • Weather
  • Disobeying the traffic laws & signals

Distracted Driving

One of the worst and possibly the fastest-growing causes of car accidents is distracted driving. While most of us think this means driving while using a handheld cell phone, it can also refer to talking – whether on the phone or to a passenger. You can also be distracted by trying to send or read a text, paying too much attention to your GPS system, or anything else that keeps you from focusing on the road. The National Safety Council estimates that more than one-fourth of all motor accidents are caused by distracted driving. At the same time, AAA says more than half of teen accidents result from distracted driving. 

Driving Under the Influence

Equally as common as distracted driving is driving under the influence. Although for most of us, this means drunk driving, the term is actually broader than that. Drivers can be under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, and illegal drugs. Any of these can contribute to the 57% of motor accident fatalities each year in the United States. While there are not yet reliable statistics on the impact of legal marijuana on DUIs, safety experts anticipate an increase.  

Everything Else

Other significant causes of car accidents include reckless driving and disobeying or disregarding traffic laws and signals. For example, fatal car accidents in urban areas are far more likely to be caused by running a red light than any other cause. Nearly half of red-light runners cause an accident featuring injuries to one or more persons. Drivers who don’t take care in adverse weather conditions and those who speed are the remaining significant contributors to vehicle accidents.

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