Crash Involvement
Poor attitude and behaviour contribute to 95% of all crashes.
So why do drivers crash?
The examples below are factors that can lead to involvement in a road collision:
- Inexperience
- Fatigue
- Alcohol/Drugs
- Stress
- Peer pressure
- Distractions
- Speed/Loss of control
- Night driving
Driver education is much wider than driver training, as it aims to address the key issues which increase crash involvement, not just skills.
DVSA states:
Safe and responsible driving is all about recognising that we’ll generally get where we want to go more quickly, and in one piece, if we cooperate with other road users.It’s about understanding that others may not be as able or as experienced as we are – and that however skilled we think we are, or however long we’ve been driving, we can all make mistakes.
