| Driving Behaviors Reported For Drivers And Motorcycle Operators Involved In Fatal Crashes, 2017 |
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| Behavior |
Number |
Percent |
| Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted limit or racing |
8,856 |
16.9% |
| Under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication |
5,507 |
10.5 |
| Failure to keep in proper lane |
3,826 |
7.3 |
| Failure to yield right of way |
3,711 |
7.1 |
| Distracted (phone, talking, eating, object, etc.) |
2,994 |
5.7 |
| Operating vehicle in a careless manner |
2,961 |
5.7 |
| Failure to obey traffic signs, signals, or officer |
2,095 |
4.0 |
| Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless or negligent manner |
1,996 |
3.8 |
| Overcorrecting/oversteering |
1,837 |
3.5 |
| Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, building, trees, etc.) |
1,581 |
3.0 |
| Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill, or blacked out |
1,306 |
2.5 |
| Driving wrong way in one-way traffic or wrong side of road |
1,187 |
2.3 |
| Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, etc. |
1,103 |
2.1 |
| Making improper turn |
498 |
1.0 |
| Other factors |
6,225 |
11.9 |
| None reported |
13,421 |
25.7 |
| Unknown |
11,710 |
22.4 |
| Total drivers (1) |
52,274 (1) |
100.0% (1) |
(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. |
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