According to 2004 records, the NHTSA estimated one death every thirty minutes due to alcohol-related car accidents. And in 2003, 30% of fatal car crashes were caused by drunk driving cases. In general, drunk driving also accounts for 50% of fatal crashes that occur during weekends. And seeing as how even celebrities have become caught up in DUI charges recently, it is safe to say that drunk driving is still the number one killer on the roads these days.
#2: Driver Negligence
The second most common car accidents cause is driver negligence, which can either be due to reckless driving or to driver distraction, two other minor causes that bring about several driver negligence car accident cases. The American Automobile Association even names driver distraction and negligence as the root cause of more than 25 percent of car accidents.
Driver distraction can be caused by several things. Ironically, rubbernecking, which means to slow down to check out another accident, brought around 16 percent of driver distraction cases.
Driver negligence can also spring from driver fatigue, distraction from the surrounding scenery, distraction from other passengers, consulting maps, using cellular phones, and adjusting the radio or CD players. Also, it is said that using cellular phones while driving more than triples the risk of getting into a car accident.
#3: Over-Speeding and High Speed Collisions
