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What is the most common cause of a car accident?
I know that drunk driving used to be the biggest cause of fatal accidents. What's the most common cause of car accidents, fatal or not?
Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
“By a landslide, the most common
cause of car accidents
and car insurance
claims is distracted driving. Distracted driving be might anything that keeps you from giving the road your undivided attention, such as:
- Texting
- Talking on the phone
- Messing with the radio
- Taking your eyes off the wheel
- Drunk driving
- Speeding
- Weather conditions
- Night driving
- Poor merging
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