How often is speed
a factor in fatal accidents?
Road conditions and inexperienced drivers are often
factors in fatal accidents.
Police also determined that alcohol was not
a factor in the fatal accident.
All drivers involved stayed at the scene of the accident, and police do not believe that alcohol was
a factor in the fatal accident.
Law enforcement officials apparently do not believe drugs or alcohol played
a factor in the fatal accident.
Not exact matches
After all, mechanical chauffeurs can't get drunk or distracted —
factors involved
in 29 and 10 percent of
fatal accidents, respectively.
Speeding is also a
factor in almost one - third of all
fatal car
accidents.
In Europe, driver fatigue is believed to be a key factor in up to a quarter of all fatal traffic accidents across the continent
In Europe, driver fatigue is believed to be a key
factor in up to a quarter of all fatal traffic accidents across the continent
in up to a quarter of all
fatal traffic
accidents across the continent *.
Dr Michiel van Ratingen says: «Lane departure is a
factor in a large proportion of
accidents, often involving loss of control and resulting
in fatal and serious injuries.
News reports have indicated that poor road design or conditions played a role
in more than half of all
fatal automobile
accidents in the United States, resulting
in more deaths than any other single
factor, including speeding, drunk driving, and not using seat belts.
A while back, I wrote about the issue of what the punishment should be
in Maryland
fatal accident cases where there are no aggravating
factors (almost always alcohol) but still someone dies because someone just was not paying attention.
«Last year 61
fatal accidents had
in - vehicle distraction as a contributory
factor and that is likely to be an underestimate.»
However, a preliminary assessment suggests that speed was a
factor in the
fatal single - vehicle
accident.
Alcohol consumption is a leading
factor in fatal motorcycle
accidents.
Alcohol use is the leading contributing
factor in fatal boating
accident and the leading
factor in 19 % of boating deaths.