Most common factors in collisions?

Question

cars, road related

Answer 1

I have been involved in 3 not at fault crashes.

All 3 have been with people aged over 50. One was aged over 70.

The common factor was they were not paying attenetion to road, conditions and traffic around them.

I would say the most common factors would be

Alcohol

Speed

Not paying attention

unfamiliar with roads/vehicle

age.

Answer 2

alcohol

speed

people from 16 - 25 cos they dont have enough experience and are said to be more 'wreckless'

Answer 3

Negligence to observe all traffic around you no matter what age.Like someone messing with their Radio or talking on a Cell Phone and lighting a cigarette or having to get onto the kids for being to wild.Any moment you take your eyes off of the road you risk having an accident.People always assume just because they are safe drivers they are never going to have any collision.Wrong you always have to watch out for all the other idiots on the road.

Answer 4

Speeding - Despite the law and increased awareness, speeding is still the top cause of car accidents. As long as humans want to get to places fast, and car manufacturers make automobiles that can break speed limits, then speed will continue to be a killer. The faster the car, then the more time it takes to stop and the more deadly the impact. If a car crashes at 60mph, the force released is more than double what it would be at 40mph.

Weather - Something we have little control over is the weather. Conditions such as fog, rain and snow increase the chances of an accident, obscuring driver's sight and making it harder to stop in time. When driving in bad weather you should take all the recommended and necessary precautions to remain safe.

Drunk Driving - Being drunk whilst driving puts yourself and everybody around you in danger. It impairs your judgment, so you are likely to take more risks and you'll probably become more aggressive towards other motorists. The main problem with drunk driving is your reflexes. It can take the brain more than twice the amount of time to send messages to your limbs so simple things like turning corners become problematic.

Sleepiness - Being tired at the wheel is selfish and stupid. Drivers, who crash their vehicles when falling asleep at the wheel, account for more than 100,000 US car accidents per year. (National Traffic Safety Administration). If you have a long journey to make then share driving duties with another person and take regular breaks. If it becomes too much hit a motel for a nap, or pull over at a truck stop.

Distractions - Driving should take your full attention, looking away for a split second can cause an accident. This includes things like changing the stereo, using a mobile phone, interacting with passengers and even slowing down to look at scenery or other accidents.

Answer 5

Driver error.... we're all so freaked out about future cars having auto-pilot.  The majority of all accidents are due to human error.

Too fast for conditions, not enough following distance, distractions (cell phone/radio/kids) are the top 3 in my book.

Answer 6

alcohol, drugs, speed, road rage.

Answer 7

Insurance statistics show that age group 16-24 has the highest accident rate.

So it must be inexperience related.

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Everything else is minor compared to that.

Good Luck...