20% of road accidents are caused by careless driving

In the UK, 20% of road accidents in 2013 were caused by the driver/rider being careless, reckless, in a hurry or through aggressive driving.

Source: Statistical data set: Contributory factors for reported road accidents (RAS50) @ gov.uk

Tools

• Reported road accidents by contributory factor, region and country, Great Britain @ gov.uk

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