While you may be a careful, experienced and diligent driver, unfortunately, you can’t necessarily say the same about the other motorists who share the road with you.
Driver negligence is a leading cause of traffic accidents in the U.S. Here’s a look at some of the primary forms of driver negligence. Contact us if you’ve been hurt by any type of driver negligence.
In fact, what may be just as alarming as the thought that the drivers around you may be careless or reckless can be knowing that more than 90 percent of all traffic accidents that occur in the U.S. each year result from some type of human error, with the leading type of human error being driver negligence (according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA).
Given how prevalent, dangerous and deadly driver negligence can be on the roads, this blog series will take a closer look at revealing some specific forms of driver negligence, how prevalent each form is and just how it can contribute to serious motor vehicle accidents.
If, however, you are currently focused on holding a negligent driver accountable for hurting you in a traffic accident, you can turn to trusted Colorado Springs Car Accident Attorney Kenneth Shakeshaft for experienced help pursuing compensation and justice.
The NHTSA defines aggressive driving as taking place when “an individual commits a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property.” More specifically, aggressive driving occurs when drivers do things like speed, cut off other drivers, ride too closely behind other motorists or even slam on the brakes intentionally in front of other motorists.
While road rage has been closely linked to aggressive driving, motorists may drive aggressively for various reasons, including potentially that they are late getting somewhere, they are simply frustrated with traffic or other drivers, etc.
Regardless of why it occurs, the fact of the matter is that aggressive driving often leads to traffic accidents, particularly:
Driving while intoxicated (due to alcohol and/or drug use) is illegal in every U.S. state, but this hasn’t stopped motorists from continuing to get behind the wheel after imbibing booze or other intoxicants.
In fact, while the Colorado DOT and court records show that upwards of 30,000 motorists in the state are arrested for drunk driving every year, the following drunk driving statistics shed some light on the scope of the issue:
For some more important info about driver negligence in traffic accidents, don’t miss the two additional parts of this blog series that will be published soon.
Have you or a loved one been hurt in a traffic accident caused by a negligent driver? If so, Colorado Springs Car Accident Attorney Kenneth Shakeshaft is here for you, ready to help.
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Categories: Blog, Car Accidents, Driver Negligence, DUI Accidents
