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What percent of all crashes in the US are caused by driver distraction?
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blames distracted driving for 80% of all car accidents. It is the number one cause of car accidents in the United States. This can be caused by talking on a cell phone, texting, smoking, eating food, looking for something, or even just Surfing the radio.
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Does The risk for teens to experience a car crash increases with each additional passenger?
Yes because In the decade of 2000-2009, 27 percent of the victims in crashes involving 15 to 20 year old drivers were riding as passengers with a young driver. The chances a 16-year-old will die in a crash increase39 percent with one teen passenger,86 percent with two teen passengers, and182 percent with three or more teen passengers.
What fraction of the child passengers who died in alcohol impaired driving crashes in 2008 were riding in the vehicle with the alcohol impaired driver?
one half
What differences between drunken drivers cause more than half of all fatal car crashes or of all fatal motor vehicle crashes more than 50 involve alcohol?
The latter question does not state that the total is out of 100, so in effect it could be 50 accidents out of a million were the result of alcohol. Also, the first question states that the person who caused the accident was a drunk driver, however the second does not make this point. As such an incident could be said to involve alcohol because a drunk person walked across the road and caused someone to swerve etc.
Do teenagers or elderly drivers cause more accidents?
By far the most dangerous cohort on the road today is the new driver between the ages of 16 and 19. A state of Wisconsin report showed that in 2002 only six percent of all licensed drivers were between the ages of 16 and 19, yet they accounted for 16 percent of all drivers in crashes, about four times the accident rate of people older than 65. Drivers between the ages of 45 and 64 had a slightly higher accident rate than the over-65 cohort. Older drivers have higher rates of fatal crashes, based on miles driven, than any other group except young drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The high death rate is due in large part to their frailty. Older people are less likely to survive an injury than younger people. By 2030 people age 65 and older are expected to represent 25 percent of the driving population and 25 percent of fatal crash involvements. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 28 million, or 15 percent, of licensed drivers were age 65 and older in the United States in 2004 (latest data available). NHTSA says 6,512 people age 65 and older were killed in traffic crashes. This represents 15 percent of all Americans killed on the road. There are some fantastic graphs, statisitics by state, and more information at: http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/olderdrivers/
Do more than 20 percent of all accidents on the highways occur due to driver fatigue?
Yes. Several studies have shown that approximately 20% of all highway vehicle accidents occur because of driver fatigue. Many officials consider driver fatigue to be as large of a problem as drunk driving.
Do Distractions cause 65 percent of all car crashes nationwide?
No, this is false. Distractions cause 25% of all car crashes nationwide according to the NHTSA - Driver Distraction Research 2000 p 2
Approximately what percentage of all fatal motor vehicle crashes are caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol?
50 percent
Percent of crashes caused by drivers error?
The actual answer is 90%. Hitting a deer or having a tire blowout, etc is not driver error.
What Was enacted primarily to address driver distraction and driver error caused by holding and dialing a cell phone with the hands.?
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What law was enacted primarily to address driver distraction and driver error caused by holding and dialing a cell phone with the hands.?
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What percentage of teenage automoblie crashes happen at night?
Thirty-two percent of teenage car crashes happen at night. Fifty-three percent of teen driver deaths happen on the weekend.
Fatigue is responsible for what percent of all traffic crashes nationally?
It is estimated that 10 to 30 percent of all traffic crashes that happen in the nation are related to fatigue. A driver that suffers from fatigue is as dangerous driving as a person who has been drinking.
What are the advantages of driver alertness monitoring system in vehicles?
Helps people avoid crashes caused by falling asleep at the wheel.
What law was enacted primarily to address driver distraction and driver error Caused by holding a dialing a cell phone with the hands?
Distracted driving laws have been enacted mainly to address driver distraction and error caused by using a cell phone when they are driving. Many states have primary enforcement authority, meaning an officer does not need another reason to pull a driver over if they are using a cell phone. Laws that ban texting were also enacted.
What law was enacted primarily to address driver distraction and driver error caused by holding and dialing a cell phone with the hands?
Distracted driving laws have been enacted mainly to address driver distraction and error caused by using a cell phone when they are driving. Many states have primary enforcement authority, meaning an officer does not need another reason to pull a driver over if they are using a cell phone. Laws that ban texting were also enacted.
How many truck crashes happens in a year?
The U.S. Department of Transportation estimate there are around 500,000 truck crashes each year. Only 16 percent of the time is the truck driver at fault.
What is definition of a good driver?
no crashes
