There are several other causes of road traffic accidents which are responsible for road traffic accidents, but I have highlighted some of the most prominent ones. Observing traffic laws is very essential to prevent yourself from accidents, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that mishaps won’t happen. It is advisable to have yourself under insurance to save your loved ones in a tragedy like road accidents. It is also very important to go to driving school to learn proper driving and get a driving license. Doing so will reduce the number of car crashes happen each year.

1. Causes of Road Traffic Accidents
 The list of reasons which are responsible for road traffic accidents is indeed very
long, but I will try to cover some of the most prominent reasons behind these
accidents so that you can avoid these mistakes to stay safe.
1.Mobile Phone Usage
2.Over Speeding
3.Driving in Bad Weather
4.Distraction in Driving:
5.Drink and Drive

2. Mobile Phone Usage
 Using a mobile phone while driving is a global killer which is responsible for
almost 1.6 million crashes worldwide. Approximately 390,000 injuries
occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving because
driving requires full attention on the road which you can’t pay while texting.
If we look around us, we find that every 4th person is texting while he is
driving a car. It is an extremely dangerous act that ultimately leads you to a
graveyard.

3. Over Speeding
 Thanks to the rapid advancement in technology and increasing completion in
making faster and faster cars, our young generation is falling prey to over
speeding, which is one of the leading causes of road traffic accidents in the
entire world. But specifically, advanced countries are more affected by over
speeding because of their advanced technology. People rely on the safety
features of cars and drive recklessly, putting the lives of many people at
stake.

4. Driving in Bad Weather
 Although we have no control over the weather, but we can at least drive with
extra care in bad weather. Rainfall makes it hard to drive cars on the road
because they get slippery and braking efficiency is also reduced. In winters,
snowfall makes it even harder to drive cars on the road. According to the
statistics obtained from the Department of Transport of the UK, Slippery road
surface causes 7,327 accidents per year.

5. Distraction in Driving
 Distraction while driving leads the accident. As I have already mentioned that
driving requires full attention and any distraction in it can lead to an
accident. There are many forms of distraction like using mobile, receiving
calls, talking to other persons in the car, even listening to loud music is a big
distraction that causes accidents.

6. Drink and Drive
 Drunk driving is very dangerous, which results in thousands of cars crashes
each year. There is a technical term used for drunk driving, which is Driving
Under the Influence (DUI). It means that a person gets charged with driving a
car while he is under the influence of drugs. There are very strict laws
regarding this criminal offence, but people still tend to violate these laws
which prove disastrous and cause severe accidents.

7. Contacts
Website: Road Accident Claim
Contact: 0330 223 5110
Email: deanelliot13@gmail.com