| DRIVING BEHAVIORS REPORTED FOR DRIVERS AND MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASHES, 2013 |
|
| Behavior |
Number |
Percent |
| Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit or racing |
8,864 |
19.9% |
| Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication |
6,005 |
13.5 |
| Failure to keep in proper lane |
3,720 |
8.3 |
| Failure to yield right of way |
3,149 |
7.1 |
| Distracted (phone, talking, eating, etc.) |
2,959 |
6.6 |
| Operating vehicle in a careless manner |
2,116 |
4.7 |
| Overcorrecting/oversteering |
1,990 |
4.5 |
| Failure to obey traffic signs, signals or officer |
1,780 |
4.0 |
| Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, other
vehicle, object, nonmotorist in roadway, etc. |
1,628 |
3.7 |
| Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, or negligent manner |
1,511 |
3.4 |
| Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, buildings, trees, etc.) |
1,493 |
3.3 |
| Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill, or blacked out |
1,231 |
2.8 |
| Driving wrong way in one-way traffic or on wrong side of road |
858 |
1.9 |
| Making improper turn |
689 |
1.5 |
| Other factors |
5,165 |
11.6 |
| None reported |
13,692 |
30.7 |
| Unknown |
5,441 |
12.2 |
| Total drivers (1) |
44,574 |
100.0% |
(1) The sum of percentages is greater than 100 percent because 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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