This statistic shows the number of fatal, serious and slight road accidents that were caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017. The majority of accidents with injudicious action factors were caused by drivers travelling too fast for the road conditions both in terms of slight and serious accidents. However, exceeding the speed limit was the cause for more fatal accidents.
A good number of accidents caused by injudicious action, mostly slight and serious, were caused by drivers who followed too close in traffic, and made for slightly over 4,200 accidents in 2017.
Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity
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GOV.UK. (September 27, 2018). Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity." Chart. September 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2018). Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Road Accidents Caused by Injudicious Action Factors in Great Britain (Uk) in 2017, by Severity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of road accidents caused by injudicious action factors in Great Britain (UK) in 2017, by severity [Graph], GOV.UK, September 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323087/road-accidents-caused-by-injudicious-action-factors-severity-in-great-britain-uk/
