Common Causes of Collisions

Most collisions can be avoided. Be mindful of the most common causes of motor vehicle collisions:

Driver/human error
Speeding
Driving after drinking and/or ingesting drugs
Driving too fast for the road conditions – rain/snow/sleet/ice/construction
Inattentiveness due to wireless communication devices
Driving too close to the vehicle in front of you – tailgating.
Driving to the left of the centerline – wrong side of the road
Not looking when driving away from the curb
Not yielding the right-of-way
Vehicle malfunctions – defective vehicle
Roadways – construction/potholes/gravel/sand

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