| Driving Behaviors Reported For Drivers And Motorcycle Operators Involved In Fatal Crashes, 2014 |
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| Behavior |
Number of drivers |
Percent |
| Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit |
8,360 |
18.8% |
| Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication |
5,492 |
12.3 |
| Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road |
3,770 |
8.5 |
| Failure to yield right of way |
3,094 |
6.9 |
| Distracted (phone, talking, eating, object, etc.) |
3,000 |
6.7 |
| Operating vehicle in a careless manner |
2,122 |
4.8 |
| Overcorrecting/oversteering |
1,814 |
4.1 |
| Failure to obey traffic signs, signals or officer |
1,796 |
4.0 |
| Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless or negligent manner |
1,548 |
3.5 |
| Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, other
vehicle, object, nonmotorist in roadway, etc. |
1,510 |
3.4 |
| Drowsy, asleep, fatigued, ill or blacked out |
1,309 |
2.9 |
| Vision obscured (rain, snow, glare, lights, buildings, trees, etc.) |
1,241 |
2.8 |
| Driving wrong way on one-way trafficway or on wrong side of road |
879 |
2.0 |
| Making improper turn |
765 |
1.7 |
| Other factors |
5,212 |
11.7 |
| None reported |
13,885 |
31.1 |
| Unknown |
5,740 |
12.9 |
| Total drivers (1) |
44,583 |
100.0% |
(1) The sum of 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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