Driving Behaviors Reported For Drivers And Motorcycle Operators Involved In Fatal Crashes, 2015 |
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Behavior |
Number of drivers |
Percent |
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit or racing |
8,778 |
18.1% |
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication |
5,399 |
11.1 |
Failure to yield right of way |
3,453 |
7.1 |
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road |
3,365 |
6.9 |
Distracted (phone, talking, eating, etc.) |
3,263 |
6.7 |
Operating vehicle in a careless manner |
2,606 |
5.4 |
Failure to obey traffic signs, signals or officer |
1,908 |
3.9 |
Overcorrecting/oversteering |
1,839 |
3.8 |
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, or negligent manner |
1,755 |
3.6 |
Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, buildings, trees, etc.) |
1,601 |
3.3 |
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, other
vehicle, object, nonmotorist in roadway, etc. |
1,457 |
3.0 |
Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill, or blacked out |
1,268 |
2.6 |
Driving wrong way in one-way traffic or on wrong side of road |
1,064 |
2.2 |
Making improper turn |
951 |
2.0 |
Other factors |
5,649 |
11.6 |
None reported |
14,812 |
30.5 |
Unknown |
7,139 |
14.7 |
Total drivers (1) |
48,613 |
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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