Topic > The Causes of Car Accidents - 551

A steel contraption weighing more than a ton slides along a straight path at sixty or more miles per hour while dodging other contraptions and any debris in the path. The device's conductor, however, is completely damaged in one way or another, causing this steel deathtrap to swerve and lose control. Bang! Imagine that thing, crushed under the weight of itself as it had overturned several times; anyone inside, including the driver, would have died. It would be a fatal road accident. In 2012, over thirty-five thousand people in America were killed in car accidents. Car accidents have many reasons to occur, but the causes are rarely avoided. Distractions while driving may be one of the most common forms of driver negligence, but they actually cause the fewest fatalities (excluding texting while driving). Distractions on the road can come in many forms; a favorite song on the radio, a plane overhead, a tasty cheeseburger, or even your appearance. According to Nati, distracted driving causes four out of five accidents in America...