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.