Example BuzzGraphic: Avoiding Auto Accidents

·AVOIDING AUTO ACCIDENTS - - of all car accidents in the United States OVER 1/3 involve issues such as hitting a parked car, damage from weather, vandalism, hitting animals or road debris. 5% of all car accidents in the United States are caused by a driver hitting another car while it is parked. AVOID DISTRACTIONS! MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CAR ACCIDENTS: 1st 2 nd 3 rd ---- 23X DRIVING DISTRACTED DRIVING SPEEDING DRUNK MORE LIKELY Distracted driving is the #3 most prevalent cause of car accidents in the United States. Only beat out by drunk driving being the #1 cause of car accidents, and speeding being the #2 most Drivers that text message while driving are 23 times more likely to get into an accident than those who do not text while driving. common cause of car accidents in the United States. Drivers that use a hand held device such as a 4X PDA, mp3 player, or other devices that require hand held operation are 4 times more likely to get MORE LIKELY into a car accident than those who do not. of all auto accidents in the United States 10% are caused by distracted drivers. DRIVE CAREFULLY IN URBAN AREAS CITY WITH THE MOST CITY WITH THE LEAST CAR ACCIDENTS: CAR ACCIDENTS: Washington D.C. Fort Collins, Colorado The safest city to drive in is Fort Collins, Colorado, with Washington D.C. is the city with the most car accidents the average driver getting in an accident only once in the United States, with the average driver getting in an accident once every 4.8 years. This is compared to the national average of every 13.9 years. one accident per driver every 10 years. SIMPLY DON'T DRIVE A BLACK CAR SIMPLE RIGHT? AT NIGHT TIME: DURING THE DAYTIME: Black vehicles are Black vehicles are 47% 12% more likely to be involved in car accidents than any other color vehicle during night time hours. more likely to be involved in car accidents than white vehicles, even during the daytime. SOURCES: Brought to you by: blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2013/02/13/which-types- of-car-accidents-are-most-common/ GE www.drivers.com/article/1173/ www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/28/state-car- accidents-dangerous-drive_n_3831158.html www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1288457/Black- cars-likely-involved-accidents.html GROWE EISEN KARLEN ------ -----