01-04-2017, 05:20 AM
JustCruising's comments are equally valid for U.S. roads too.
There's no doubt that speed is the #1 cause of crashes and always has been, but catching up fast is distracted driving and texting. Some new figures are out for U.S. traffic fatalities.. DUI deaths are down as are DUI arrests in general, (without crashes), BUT, traffic deaths overall are UP quite a bit. Texting or being otherwise distracted by your phone now accounts for over 20% of all traffic crashes. IDK if that figure is actual or estimated.
There's no doubt that speed is the #1 cause of crashes and always has been, but catching up fast is distracted driving and texting. Some new figures are out for U.S. traffic fatalities.. DUI deaths are down as are DUI arrests in general, (without crashes), BUT, traffic deaths overall are UP quite a bit. Texting or being otherwise distracted by your phone now accounts for over 20% of all traffic crashes. IDK if that figure is actual or estimated.