Most cause of death in US crashes


Most cause of death in US highway Crashes  

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  1. 1. what do you think?

    • Talking on the Cell Phone
      9
    • Not wearing seatbelts
      7
    • Speeding
      10
    • other
      6
    • more then one answer
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If you chose Other, post what you think, is the most cause death in US highway crashes, and if yo chose more then one answer post what ones you think.

ME: i think talking on the cell phone and speeding. cause when talking on the cell phone while driving, you are not payiong atention, to what you are doing, and could cause a crash, and hurt of even kill someone.

what do you guys think?

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I think its the following:

1) People don't know how to brake. They see a red light 500 feet in front of them they slam their brakes. Braking way too hard and way too early is retarded. Learn how to downshift people, you can do it in automatics too.

2) People that don't start braking too early. People think... OOH red light let me speed up to the light. As they're flooring it to get to the light faster than everyone else, the person in front of them got on their brakes too early.

3) Women with SUV's and un-necessary pickup trucks. Why the f' does a SINGLE mother in my town with her 1 8 year old need a damned Dodge Ram 3500 Mega Cab with a DVD entertainment system??? She's freakin 5'4" and can barely see over the steering wheel... what is the point of having a vehicle that big if you aren't towing something or carrying cement blocks all day? Same goes for the 1,000 soccer moms in my town that drive Ford Expeditions. No offense to women, but 99.9995% of the time you can't drive your huge SUV or truck. Get a civic.

4) Old people. No offense to the elderly but here in NJ, we have the wonderful half blind old people driving tanks. For example, the other day I saw an elderly Asian man, probably mid to late 80's, driving with his huge "i just had cataracts surgery" glasses with headphones on, and sitting about 2" away from the steering wheel of his Mercury Grand Marquis. The man was half in the middle lane and half in the right lane for about 5 miles till he realized he wanted to be all the way in the left lane, almost hitting a kid on a bike changing lanes. People like that SHOULD NOT be allowed to drive.

5) COPS! Cops are the BIGGEST cause of US highway crashes. Why? People always slow down quickly to see whats happening when they have someone pulled over. The person behind them still is doing the speed limit (or over the speed limit) and doesn't have a chance to react quick enough and boom! accident.

In my town, drunk driving is not an issue. East Brunswick has the highest drunk driving arrest rate in the state of new jersey. There hasn't been a drunk driving related accident here in years.

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well, the deadliest hours of the day are between 12am and 3am, so lack of sleep seems to have some effect. about 3/4 of those crashes involved alcohol, compared with other hours of the day when only 1/3 involved alcohol, so drunk driving Definately has something to do with it. Although the total number of alcohol related fatalities has gone down seriously (60% to 39%) from 1982 to 2004.

More than half the fatal crashes are single car... interpret that however you want.

They estimate that about 200,000 lives were saved by the use of seatbelts in the last 30 years. They also estimate that 340,000 more could have been saved if everyone always used their seatbelt. That's pretty hardcore if you ask me.

So I said "other"

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5) COPS! Cops are the BIGGEST cause of US highway crashes. Why? People always slow down quickly to see whats happening when they have someone pulled over. The person behind them still is doing the speed limit (or over the speed limit) and doesn't have a chance to react quick enough and boom! accident.

While I agree its annoying when people slow down to view an accident, when most people slow down, its because they see flashing lights and realize they are speeding. Cops aren't to blame, its the people themselves. Also, if the person behind them doesn't have enough time to react, they aren't following at a safe distance to begin with.

As for what causes the most deaths, I chose speeding. I remember seeing a chart somewhere showing the % of deaths at specific speeds. While the most car crashes probably occur at places around town (stopped short, went through red light, etc), if you hit something driving at 75+ MPH, you're chances of surviving the crash are signifcantly reduced.

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I think its the following:

1) People don't know how to brake. They see a red light 500 feet in front of them they slam their brakes. Braking way too hard and way too early is retarded. Learn how to downshift people, you can do it in automatics too.

You shouldn't downshift to slow down in an automatic. Maybe if you're going down a large hill... but in general it's bad practice.

2) People that don't start braking too early. People think... OOH red light let me speed up to the light. As they're flooring it to get to the light faster than everyone else, the person in front of them got on their brakes too early.

I have a hard time believing this accounts for any substantial number of accidents.

3) Women with SUV's and un-necessary pickup trucks. Why the f' does a SINGLE mother in my town with her 1 8 year old need a damned Dodge Ram 3500 Mega Cab with a DVD entertainment system??? She's freakin 5'4" and can barely see over the steering wheel... what is the point of having a vehicle that big if you aren't towing something or carrying cement blocks all day? Same goes for the 1,000 soccer moms in my town that drive Ford Expeditions. No offense to women, but 99.9995% of the time you can't drive your huge SUV or truck. Get a civic.

This has little or nothing to do with accident avoidance. "Soccer Moms" usually buy larger vehicles (SUVs/Vans or wagons) because they're usually putting several kids in the car. They can't do that with a Civic.

4) Old people. No offense to the elderly but here in NJ, we have the wonderful half blind old people driving tanks. For example, the other day I saw an elderly Asian man, probably mid to late 80's, driving with his huge "i just had cataracts surgery" glasses with headphones on, and sitting about 2" away from the steering wheel of his Mercury Grand Marquis. The man was half in the middle lane and half in the right lane for about 5 miles till he realized he wanted to be all the way in the left lane, almost hitting a kid on a bike changing lanes. People like that SHOULD NOT be allowed to drive.

A great many old people are dangerous drivers. No doubt about it. Old drivers are about as dangerous as new drivers. The major difference being that you're only a new driver for a short time.

5) COPS! Cops are the BIGGEST cause of US highway crashes. Why? People always slow down quickly to see whats happening when they have someone pulled over. The person behind them still is doing the speed limit (or over the speed limit) and doesn't have a chance to react quick enough and boom! accident.

Cops? Please rethink what you just said. The cause isn't police officers or other accidents. In this situation, the blame is squarely with the people not paying attention (both the person rubber-necking, and the person behind them).

No... the most dangerous situations are:

1) Drunk drivers

2) New/young drivers who make simple mistakes like not watching for oncoming traffic when making a left-hand turn, or not making sure an intersection is clear before proceeding.

3) Distracted drivers. Some people can multi-task and prioritize multiple tasks like driving and talking on a cell phone. You probably aren't one of them. If you're:

-Eating and driving

-Talking on a cell phone and driving

-A teenage girl paying more attention to her friends in the car than the road ahead

-Tired or emotionally distraught

You're more likley to cause (or fail to avoid) an accident.

Now, I will argue one point about cell phones. Some people think the act of answering your phone or dialing is more dangerous than the actual talking. I think you're wrong (except in cases where you drop the phone and start reaching or it or anything downright stupid like that). Most people who answer a phone or dial one while driving are paying extra careful attention.

If my phone rings whilst I'm driving, I'll usually ignore it. But if I'm worried that it could be an emergency, or if it's from someone I'm on my way to meet - I'll often answer it. I'll say "Hi I'm driving, can't talk" - give them enough time to deliver any urgent message, and then hang up.

The dangerous ones are those that talk for 20 minutes... or hours. Even with their "hands free" sets, they're a much greater threat on the road than someone that answers a call without a headset and has a focused, abrupt conversation. It's a simple matter of becoming distracted and losing track of what you're doing or what is going on around you.

While I agree its annoying when people slow down to view an accident, when most people slow down, its because they see flashing lights and realize they are speeding. Cops aren't to blame, its the people themselves. Also, if the person behind them doesn't have enough time to react, they aren't following at a safe distance to begin with.

As for what causes the most deaths, I chose speeding. I remember seeing a chart somewhere showing the % of deaths at specific speeds. While the most car crashes probably occur at places around town (stopped short, went through red light, etc), if you hit something driving at 75+ MPH, you're chances of surviving the crash are signifcantly reduced.

I believe about 1% of automobile fatalities are attributed to unlawful speed.

Now... In my mind (and probably included in the statistics), if you're drunk and speeding (most likely because of being drunk), then unlawful speed isn't the cause of that accident/fatality.

Blaming "speeding" for accidents isn't accurate. Speeding in small residential areas or on city streets is obviously incredibly dangerous.

On the other hand, an attentive driver going 90mph in a well-maintained and properly equipped vehicle on a large, non-congested highway that's rated at 70mph is an entirely different thing. In this case, the driver himself isn't really doing any harm. However, he might be at greater risk of exposing the dangerous behavior of other drivers (such as those that change lanes without signalling, or drive in the left lane while not passing).

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Cops? Please rethink what you just said. The cause isn't police officers or other accidents. In this situation, the blame is squarely with the people not paying attention (both the person rubber-necking, and the person behind them).

and its in part the cops fault. my neighbor shuts his lights off when he pulls someone over and only keeps his front flasher on. reduces the amount of rubberneckers. All cops should do this. I see this as a common cause of accident on RT287 all too often.

Also, 95% of accidents at the light by my house are those women with their huge SUV's trying to floor their 8,000lb vehicle to turn before all the other people go straight. One woman, again with that Ram 3500 decided that she wanted to floor it but cut the wheel too hard and ended up running over 2 bushes and taking out my neighbors mailbox. Are you gonna say now that its not a cause of accidents.

the thing with people braking, not so much, but i see it at least once a month on woodbridge ave going to school .

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In my city, the highest is probably trying to beat a red light when there's an orange one. I've seen traffic camera footage of people trying to beat red lights and getting into accidents. I saw one where a car (PT Cruiser) hits another car (Jeep Liberty) and that car is thrown into the air and decapitates a crossing pedestrian. It's as if the car was as light as a feather....

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