Write a report on road accident due to not obeying traffic rules
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As reported in the findings of an eight-year study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were on average 1,578 fatalities each year resulting from two-vehicle traffic crashes at intersections controlled by traffic signals. Approximately 51% of those fatal crashes were caused by drivers who ran red lights. Approximately 29% were caused by drivers who failed to yield the right-of-way at traffic signals.
According to the study, drivers aged 65 or older were involved in 31% of all fatal crashes occurring at intersections and had a higher involvement in two-vehicle fatal crashes at intersections than any other age group. Older drivers were more involved in failure-to-yield accidents in particular. The most common scenario involved an older driver turning left in an intersection and being struck on the passenger side by an oncoming vehicle.
Of the two-car accidents at intersections controlled by traffic signals, 43% were Straight Crossing Path (SCP) crashes and 31% were Left Turn Across Path/Opposite Direction (LTAP/OD) crashes. Approximately 65% of all accidents caused by failure to obey traffic signals were SCP crashes, and 69% of all accidents caused by failing to the yield right-of-way at traffic signals were LTAP/OD crashes.
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