According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
over 150 US law enforcement officers since 1999
have lost their lives by being struck by a vehicle in the line of duty.
What factor was involved in the highest percentage of traffic fatalities?
For more than two decades,
speeding
has been involved in approximately one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities. In 2019, speeding was a contributing factor in 26% of all traffic fatalities.
What is the average cost of a non fatal injury from a car crash aceable?
The average comprehensive costs relating to a motor vehicle accident broken down by injury severity are much more extensive: Death: $4.628 million. Incapacitating injury: $235,400. Non-incapacitating injury:
$60,000
.
Will Mikes cousin be able to help drive MIke to school?
Will MIke’s cousin be able to help drive Mike to school?
Yes
, as long as he has a valid driver license in Germany. Tyeera wants to work as a driver for a tourist van company.
Whether you’re the driver or the passenger, you can be fined up to $500 for having an open alcohol container in a vehicle.
About every twenty minutes
, someone is hurt or killed in Texas in a crash involving alcohol.
Which consequences of a crash is the most expensive?
The most costly crashes were
non-intersection fatal/disabling injury crashes on a road with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or higher
where multiple vehicles crashed head-on or a single vehicle struck a human (over 1.69 and $1.16 million per crash, respectively).
At what speed do most accidents happen?
Approximately 70 percent of all fatal crashes on road ways with speed limits of
40 mph or less
are in urban areas. Slightly less than half (47%) of all fatal crashes occurring on roadways with speed limit between 45 and 50 mph are in rural areas.
What is a reliable way to know when another vehicle is passing you?
Remember to look over your right shoulder to check your blind spot, and be sure to signal. If another vehicle begins to pass you,
stay in your lane and do not increase your speed
. If many vehicles are passing you in the right lane of a multi- lane roadway, you are probably going slower than the rest of the traffic.
What is the first option for slowing down?
The first option for slowing down is
to release the gas pedal
.
When driving up a steep incline should you maintain a constant speed?
When ascending on a steep hill, maintain a steady speed
by applying more pressure on the accelerator
. You must drive slowly enough so that your brakes can hold you back without getting too hot. If the brakes become too hot, they may start to fade.
What city in Texas has the most car accidents?
The most dangerous city for Texas drivers is
Dallas
, with 14.42 fatal traffic accidents per 100,000 residents. Other Texas cities on the most-dangerous list include San Antonio (11th), with 8.81 fatal accidents per 100,000 residents, and Houston, tied with Abilene for No.
How much more likely are teens ages 16 19 to be involved in a fatal crash than drivers 20 or over?
About seven teens aged 13–19 die every day from motor vehicle crash injuries. Per mile driven, teen drivers aged 16–19 are
nearly three times
as likely as drivers aged 20 or older to be in a fatal crash. The good news is that teen motor vehicle crashes are preventable.
What is the #1 cause of motor vehicle crashes in Texas?
Distracted driving, driving under the influence and speeding
rank as some of the most common causes of serious car accidents in Texas.
What causes the most accidents?
Distracted driving
is the most common cause of road accidents in the United States, resulting in more crashes every year than speeding, drunk driving, and other major accident causes. Distracted driving is not only the leading cause of car accidents, but it is also true for trucks.
Which driver error causes the biggest problem?
Distracted driving
is the number one cause of driver errors. Distracted driving means that a driver’s attention is taken off the road leaving them vulnerable to driving errors.
Who decides the dollar value of the damages of a crash?
To get a dollar figure that might represent the value of the general damages,
an insurance adjuster
will add up all the “special” medical damages (remember those are your quantifiable losses) and multiply that total by a number between 1.5 and 5 (that’s the multiplier).
