Reasons why ‘people’ have accidents, not roads, no matter how many lanes
- not paying attention, unable to pay enough attention (drunk? drugged? sleepy?), texting, glancing over to phone GPS map, driving while very upset, lost in thought, etc.
- risky driving, thrill seeking
- distractions, kids fighting, dog jumping around, conversation with passengers, grabbing for coffee that is falling over, etc.
- attempted to multitask while driving (personal grooming, fussing with face or clothes, fiddle with radio, fiddle with rear view mirror, reach for item on back seat or floor, reach for food on passenger seat), etc.
- overconfidence, bravado
- rushing or speeding due to impatience, overestimating a delay (road work, a ‘long’ line of drivers ahead of you), believing you’ll get somewhere significantly sooner (despite red lights and other typical stops that will occur), etc.
- and more…. lots more?