Nobody plans to be injured in a car accident, but thousands of them happen in Illinois every year. Injuries can range from mild to fatal, affecting the victims and their families. Understanding the top causes of these collisions may help you avoid them.
Most of these causes are negligent human error, which could qualify you for compensation. If you are injured in a motor vehicle collision, an experienced lawyer from Flaherty Law, LLC can help.
How Many Car Accidents Happen Due to Human Error?
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver errors cause 94 percent of all traffic crashes. Vehicle problems and environmental issues were responsible for 4 percent, with unknown factors causing the remaining 2 percent.
Driver-related contributing factors are: