When Cars Collide: Common Causes for the Dreaded Crash

When Cars COLLIDE Common Causes for the Dreaded Crash EVER EXPERIENCEDA FENDER BENDER? 2,209 Canadians ARE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, United States 40,000 Killed Each Year EACH YEAR 12 MILLION PEOPLE (WORLDWIDE) ARE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, EACH YEAR MOST CAR ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE A MAJORITY OF AVOIDABLE AUTO COLLISIONS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO MISCALCULATION AZARDOUS DRIVINO BEHAVIORS COMMON REASONS CAR ACCIDENTS OCUR SOURCE: WALL STREET JOURNAL STRUCK ANOTHER CAR HIT A PEDESTRIAN 0.4% 22.7% THEFT OF CAR/THEFT OF PARTS 1.5% WINDSHIELD OR GLASS 2.2% WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR STRUCK ANIMAL 2.4% 22.2% VANDALISM 2.4% SINGLE-CAR ACCIDENT DEBRIS/OTHER NON-ACCIDENT DAMAGE 2.9% 7.9% 5.4% 5.8% CAR STRUCK WHILE PARKED ACT OF NATURE STRUCK PARKED CAR/TREE U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Report 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 FATAL CAR CRASHES (BY YEAR) Bad Weather 11% Drunk Driving 32% 16% Distraction Speeding 31% FATALITIES THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO WEEKDAY COLLISION FORECAST AVERAGE AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES IN AMERICA, PER WEEKDAY OUTLOOK monday Sunday 16% 12% tuesday 12% saturday 19% 12% wednesday 16% 13% friday- thursday PROTECT AGAINST THE UNEXPECTED. WEIGH YOUR CAR INSURANCE OPTIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY INSURANCEHOTLINE.COM sources http://www.mila.org/auto/trafic_safety/Costof.crashes.asp http://blogswsj.com/drtvers-seat/2013/02/13/which-types-of-car-accidents-are-most-common http://www.statisticbraincom/car-crash-fatality-statistics-2/ I InsuranceHotline.com http://infoletusightforyoucom/blog/bid/292800/7-Common-Causes-of-Car-Accidents http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/tp-tp3322-2009-1173 htm We search. You save. FATAL CRASHES 52,627 160'19 41,817 HUMAN ERROR 41,945 39,252 38,648 37,435 37,172 30,797 OVER CORRECTION 32,885 32,367 25,580