What are the most common causes of fatal car accidents?

A lot of the major causes overlap with each other. For example, it's possible for someone to be driving drunk and high, in bad weather, in an SUV, at high speed, while tired, while being distracted or lost in thought. read more

Drunk driving is the most common cause in the U.S., but we are doing better with respect to drunk driving — slowly. fatal car accidents because of drunk drivers decreased steadily from 1982 to 2005. read more

It compiled data on every fatal car accident in the US recorded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System from 2009 to 2013. The data includes driver, passenger, and pedestrian fatalities. The findings, shown below in map form, show what causes the most driving fatalities in every US state. read more

Learning to drive a car takes many instructional hours behind the wheel, especially if that driver wants to avoid causing automobile accidents. Let our Top 25 Causes of Car Accidents be your guide towards a lifetime of car accident prevention not just in San Diego, but anywhere. For the top causes of motorcycle accidents, click here. read more