Driving Behaviors Reported For Drivers And Motorcycle Operators Involved In Fatal Crashes, 2015
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.