Driving Behaviors Reported For Drivers And Motorcycle Operators Involved In Fatal Crashes, 2018

 

Behavior Number Percent
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted limit or racing 8,596 16.7%
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication 5,175 10.1
Failure to keep in proper lane 3,706 7.2
Failure to yield right of way 3,579 7.0
Distracted (phone, talking, eating, object, etc.) 2,688 5.2
Operating vehicle in a careless manner 2,797 5.4
Failure to obey traffic signs, signals, or officer 1,990 3.9
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless or negligent manner 1,955 3.8
Overcorrecting/oversteering 1,617 3.1
Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, building, trees, etc.) 1,540 3.0
Driving wrong way on one-way trafficway or wrong side of road 1,243 2.4
Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill, or blacked out 1,221 2.4
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, etc. 1,176 2.3
Making improper turn 635 1.2
Other factors 5,203 10.1
None reported 9,167 17.8
Unknown 16,012 31.1
Total drivers (1)  51,490 100.0%
(1) The sum of the numbers and 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.