The 9 deadliest driving behaviors

"pitstop_pitowski" (paulopitstoppitowski) 06/18/2015 at 22:23 • Filed to: Driving, Safety

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Pretty interesting little read if nothing else. For those not wanting to thumb through eight pages of graphs, stats, and individual State information I have included the nine deadly driving behaviors below:

This publication pops into my work inbox every now and then and I thought I would share this article with the general Oppo populace considering its relevance to our community.

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Keep safe, Oppo!

MLGCarGuy > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 22:26

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Improper turns in California? Happens all the time.

A recent one near my house.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 22:28

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Overcorrecting... Yeah. I can see that.

FlimFlamMan > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 22:30

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Not surprised one bit by Florida’s causes. It’s a free-for-all on I 95.

BigBlock440 > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 22:38

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Wut? Unless it means crossing the double yellow, but I’d think that would be failure to keep in proper lane.

pitstop_pitowski > BigBlock440 06/18/2015 at 22:42

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Drunk? Passing horse & buggy by driving into oncoming traffic? I am puzzled as well.

DoYouEvenShift > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 22:42

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I live in FL, and I agree with this. 2nd on the list. Riding a motorcycle.

pitstop_pitowski > BigBlock440 06/18/2015 at 22:48

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Driving on the wrong side of the road...

BigBlock440 > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 23:01

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I guess it’s the way the police categorize it? Unless “failure to keep in proper lane” means something different than I thought. There’s probably a bit of overlap in the categories.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > BigBlock440 06/18/2015 at 23:13

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People get onto the highways and interstates going the wrong way often at night around Philly. Most highways are unlit and have tall divider medians without cut throughs so the old people and drunkies don’t even notice they are on the wrong side.

A cop tolkd ne to always stay right at night. That way any drunk coming the wrong way in what they think is the right lane might miss you.

ViperGuy21 > pitstop_pitowski 06/18/2015 at 23:38

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Distracted driving category maybe?

I'm pretty sure lots of people die because of idiots texting and driving or drinking and driving

pitstop_pitowski > ViperGuy21 06/18/2015 at 23:53

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I have to agree with you, but the problem is that it is pretty rare that we (insurance adjusters) can confirm if someone was texting or using an electronic device while driving in most crashes. The data used in this particular study is from 2013 and earlier, which may be why nothing was included about electronics. I (unfortunately) have no doubt I will post something in the future about distracted driving.

Admiral-cb > pitstop_pitowski 06/19/2015 at 01:07

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So the picture of that yellow f150 in the linked article was taken a quarter of a mile from my office. I remember when that happened, pretty crazy to see a truck upside down on top of another car like that.

jpomonkey > BigBlock440 06/19/2015 at 03:50

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I haven’t driven in Pittsburgh proper for more than 17 years (thank g-d) but I do remember a terrible wreck when a car drove the wrong way down the HOV lane and bunch of people were killed. But that can’t still be skewing the statistics ...

BigBlock440 > jpomonkey 06/19/2015 at 08:06

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I hear about it every couple of years, but there are a lot of fatalities between “wrong way” accidents (or at least what my interpretation of what a wrong way accident is).

Alex B > pitstop_pitowski 06/19/2015 at 08:45

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Really PA?

ViperGuy21 > pitstop_pitowski 06/19/2015 at 11:45

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Gotcha...

I hate it when I'm driving and pass someone who is totally absorbed in their phone. Really pisses me off...

NJAnon > pitstop_pitowski 06/21/2015 at 09:54

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There are many considerable drunkards around the country if they are all not able to “stay in the proper lane”. Its not even comparable.

Rainbow > pitstop_pitowski 06/27/2015 at 10:21

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