★ Factors Associated With Fatal Crashes, Statistics -Defensive Driving Answers

_________is one of the top three factors associated with fatal crashes.
➜ _________is one of the factors associated with fatal crashes.
A.) Failure to maintain lane position
B.) Speeding
C.) Driving under the influence
D.) All of these answers are correct.

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All of these answers are correct.

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What is the number one factor in motor vehicle crashes?
A.) Speeding
B.) weather conditions
C.) equipment malfunctions
D.) texting while driving

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Speeding

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What is the number one killer of teenagers?
A.) Speeding
B.) Reckless driving
C.) Driving under the influence
D.) Distracted driving

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Driving under the influence

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NHTSA estimates that aggressive driving accounts for about ____ of all crashes and about ___ of the resulting fatalities
A.) one-third; two-third
B.) one-fourth; two-third
C.) One-quarter; two-third

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one-third; two-third

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____% of all accident fatalities involve drivers 16-24 years of age.
A.) 29
B.) 30
C.) 10
D.) 24
E.) 14

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24

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In 2011, pedestrian deaths accounted for ___________% of all traffic fatalities.
A.) 14
B.) 30
C.) 60
D.) 52

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14

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According to national statistics how many auto crashes involve aggressive behaviors?
A.) Over half
B.) 10 percent
C.) 90 percent

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Over half

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What percent of all crashes are the result of distracted driving, according to a recent study?
A.) 10 percent
B.) 80 percent
C.) 30 percent

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80 percent

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What percent of all fatal crashes occur because of aggressive driving.
➜ What percent of all fatal crashes are caused by aggressive driving
A.) Over half
B.) 10 percent
C.) 90 percent

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Over half

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About ________ percent of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. are speed related.
A.) one-third
B.) one-fourth
C.) One-quarter
D.) two-third

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one-third

Speeding Related Fatalities has taken approximately one-third part of all motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S.

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates what fraction of crashes can be attributed to aggressive driving?
➜ In fraction approximately how much does aggressive driving contributes to vehicle crashes
A.) one-third
B.) one-fourth
C.) One-quarter
D.) two-third

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one-third

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Every week more than nine people are killed in accidents that involve distracted driving.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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FALSE

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Each day in the United States, more than 9 people are killed in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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Traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

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According to the NHTSA, the majority of persons killed or injured in U.S., 2009 traffic crashes were ____________.
A.) drivers
B.) pedestrians
C.) passengers
D.) motorcyle riders

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drivers

The majority of persons killed or injured in U.S., 2009 traffic crashes were drivers (63%), followed by passengers (28%), motorcycle riders (4%), pedestrians (3%), and pedal cyclists (2%).

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Over 70% of crashes involving cars with bicycles occur in driveways or __________.
A.) alleys
B.) freeways
C.) stop signs
D.) intersections
E.) merging lanes

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intersections

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What is the leading cause of accidental death for older drivers?
A.) heart failure
B.) car crash
C.) pedestrian crash
D.) carbon monoxide poisoning
E.) prescription drug overdose

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car crash

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Which group of people account for the majority of intersection collisions?
A.) foreign drivers
B.) older drivers
C.) teen drivers
D.) both A and B
E.) both A and C

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teen drivers

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Intersection collisions and fatalities caused by young drivers are primarily due to
A.) cell phones
B.) running yellow or red lights
C.) depth perception
D.) distance perception
E.) reluctance to wear glasses

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running yellow or red lights

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_____ is a leading cause of intersection deaths.
A.) Following too closely
B.) Turning left onto a one-way street
C.) Running a red light
D.) Traffic light malfunctions
E.) not using turn signals

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Running a red light

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Percentage of Traffic Related Fatalities Statistics: Total Fatalities, Speeding-Related Fatalities, and Percent Speeding in Fatal Crashes, 2000-2017

Fatalities by Speeding Involvement, 2000-2017.

Year	Total Fatalities	Speeding-Related Fatalities	Percent Speeding
2000	41,945	12,552	30
2001	42,196	12,924	31
2002	43,005	13,799	32
2003	42,884	13,499	31
2004	42,836	13,291	31
2005	43,510	13,583	31
2006	42,708	13,609	32
2007	41,259	13,140	32
2008	37,423 (37,261)	11,767 (11,674)	31
2009	33,808 (33,883)	10,591 (10,664)	31
2010	32,999	10,508	32
2011	32,479	10,001	31
2012	33,782	10,329	31
2013	32,893	9,696	29
2014	32,744	9,283	28
2015	35,485	9,723	27
2016	37,461	10,111	27
2017	37,133	_	_

In 2008 speeding-related crashes accounted for 31% of all fatal crashes
Ans: speeding-related fatalities were 11,767

The majority of people killed in traffic crashes in 2008 were
Ans: 37,423

Stats Sources: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811397
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812480
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812703
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