This statistic shows the percentage distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018. A share of 40 percent of all road accidents were caused by the driver or rider not looking properly. Following, other important causes of road accidents were failure to judge other person's path or speed and careless driving. However, exceeding speed limit was the factor leading to only six percent of the road accidents in Great Britain.
Contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain 2018
Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018
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Road safety in the UKGOV.UK. (September 26, 2019). Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2019, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/323079/contributing-factors-leading-to-road-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/323079/contributing-factors-leading-to-road-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/323079/contributing-factors-leading-to-road-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of Contributing Factors Leading to Road Accidents in Great Britain in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/323079/contributing-factors-leading-to-road-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2018 Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/323079/contributing-factors-leading-to-road-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 05, 2019)