DRIVING BEHAVIORS REPORTED FOR DRIVERS AND MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASHES, 2012 |
|
Behavior |
Number |
Percent |
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit or racing |
9,320 |
20.6% |
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication |
6,199 |
13.7 |
Failure to keep in proper lane |
3,431 |
7.6 |
Failure to yield right of way |
3,211 |
7.1 |
Distracted (phone, talking, eating, etc.) |
3,119 |
6.9 |
Overcorrecting/oversteering |
2,246 |
5.0 |
Operating vehicle in a careless manner |
2,052 |
4.5 |
Failure to obey traffic signs, signals or officer |
1,820 |
4.0 |
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless or negligent manner |
1,650 |
3.6 |
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, other
vehicle, object, nonmotorist in roadway, etc. |
1,557 |
3.4 |
Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, buildings, trees, etc.) |
1,282 |
2.8 |
Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill or blacked out |
1,254 |
2.8 |
Driving wrong way in one-way traffic or on wrong side of road |
1,004 |
2.2 |
Making improper turn |
930 |
2.1 |
Other factors |
5,238 |
11.6 |
None reported |
14,150 |
31.2 |
Unknown |
5,146 |
11.4 |
Total drivers (1) |
45,337 |
100.0% |
(1) The sum of percentages is greater than total drivers as more than one factor may be present for the same driver.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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