Causes of Road Accidents in Texas

The state of Texas can be a dangerous place for drivers because of the many accidents that have happened on its roads. An article on DaspitLaw.com lists the most common causes of car accidents in Texas, as reported by Texas Department of Transportation. The top three in the list are failure to control speed (108,466 collisions), driver inattention (82,8333 collisions) and failure to drive in a single lane (27,073).  The three are included in the 12 most common causes listed in the article.

Additional Causes of Car Accidents in Texas

The article also lists additional causes of auto collisions in Texas, and some of them are driver behavior-related accidents. Others, however, are not entirely the fault of a driver.

The list includes cellphone use and other kinds of distractions in the car. Other driver behavior-related causes are driving under the influence, drunk-driving and speeding over the limit. Causes that may not be blamed on a driver, on the other hand, include animal on the road and impaired visibility.

The list also includes the following reasons for car accidents in Texas:

•          Animal on road

•          Cell phone use

•          Defective or no headlights, brake lights, tail lights or turn signals

•          Defective steering mechanism, tires or trailer hitch

•          Disabled in traffic lane

•          Disregard of construction warning signs

•          Disregard of stop and go signal

•          Disregard of turn marks at intersection

•          Distraction in vehicle

•          Drinking and driving

•          Driving on the wrong side of the road

•          Driving the wrong way on a one-way road

•          Driving under the influence of drugs

•          Driving without headlights

•          Failure to signal

•          Failure to yield to emergency vehicle

•          Failure to yield to pedestrian

•          Fatigued or asleep driver

•          Fleeing or evading police

•          Handicapped driver

•          Ill driver

•          Impaired visibility

•          Improper passing

•          Improper turn

•          Load not secured

•          Parked in traffic lane

•          Road rage

•          Speeding over the limit

•          Taking medication

•          Unsafe backing/reversing

•          Unsafe passing

•          Vehicle fire

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