Top Ten Reasons Why People Crash Revealed
Friday, 15. October 2010
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The Department for Transport has revealed the top ten reasons why people crash. The top reason was failure to look, accounting for more than a third of all smashes. Failing to look properly was the reason for 38% of crashes but this differed in regions with this reason being cited in London for 57% of smashes but in the Midlands this dropped to 32%. Failing to judge other motorists speed was next followed by careless or reckless driving or being in a hurry. The full list is shown below:
| Top 10 reasons why drivers crashed in 2009 | % |
| Failed to look properly | 38 |
| Failed to judge other person’s path or speed | 20 |
| Careless, reckless or in a hurry | 15 |
| Loss of control | 15 |
| Poor turn or manouvre | 14 |
| Slippery road (due to weather) | 11 |
| Travelling too fast for conditions | 9 |
| Following too close | 6 |
| Exceeding speed limit | 5 |
| Impaired by alcohol | 5 |
Quite surprised by the last one. The report showed many regional differences, many of which were quite surprising, but haven’t time to provide all of those. Have you had a crash, what was the reason for yours? By Graham Hill
