There are many things that cause traffic accidents and the following are some of them. The first cause is intoxication, which is when people drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. When intoxicated, drivers cannot control vehicles well and this leads to accidents.

Bad weather conditions are the other cause of these accidents, especially on roads where a vehicle collides with nearby objects such as walls. Other weather conditions, such as black ice and flash floods, are not easy to escape once they have affected road surfaces.

Driver error is the other leading cause of traffic accidents and involves unnecessary mistakes and carelessness, such as driving too fast, falling asleep while driving, unsafe passing, and following cars too closely. Distractions about something going on inside or outside the car by drivers eager to know what’s going on on the road also lead to accidents. Anything that takes the driver’s eye off the road, such as using a mobile phone, changing CDs, and looking in the vanity mirror, causes distractions that can lead to traffic accidents.

The other cause of traffic accidents is the design of the roads, where the road is badly designed, which causes an increase in accidents in a specific area. This is especially true for turns on busy roads or poorly placed signs that can block the driver at intersections. The council or the government are responsible for these poor road designs.

Vehicle defects are another cause of traffic accidents. They include anything from blown tires or brake failure, among other things. Defects can cause a lot of damage in an accident that could be caused by something else on the road. Some car designs, such as the sport utility vehicle style, are prone to rolling easily and therefore cause worse injuries to passengers or those involved in accidents. Traffic accidents can be avoided by driving carefully, abstaining from drugs and alcohol, and making sure you drive a vehicle that is free of defects.