Causes
Fatalities by Principal Factor 1999-2003.
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Pedestrian Alchohol/Drugs |
6.2% |
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Driver Alchohol/Drugs |
20.28% |
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Excessive Speed |
26.2% |
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Other |
6.32% |
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Fatigue |
1.7% |
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Vehicle Defects |
1.3% |
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Weather |
0.7% |
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Combined Carelessness/Inattention (16 factors) |
37.37% |
- 95.21% of fatalities are due to human error
- Human Error is involved in between 91% and 95% of road crashes
- 4.79% due to non- human error
- Roads and/or Vehicles are to blame for between only 4.13% of crashes
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