What Causes Automobile Accidents?
Many things can cause an automobile accident, including weather, reckless driving, speeding, drinking, drug use, and road rage. Teens, who are newer to driving, may be more likely to make mistakes, use poor judgment, or have trouble reacting to sudden changes when they drive. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, most teenage motor vehicle accidents are caused by: Driver Error Compared with crashes caused by older drivers, those of 16-year-olds more often involve driver mistakes. Speeding Sixteen-year-old drivers have more crashes in which speeding is a factor. Many high-speed crashes are single-car accidents caused by the driver losing control of the car. Passengers Sixteen-year-olds’ fatal crashes are more likely to occur when other teens are in the car. Passengers can distract the driver – usually by talking – and that risk of distraction increases with each additional passenger. Alcohol Drinking impairs drivers, and even though teen drivers are less likely to dri
