Causes of Road Crashes

A road crash is undesirable happening that occur unintentionally and usually results in harm or injury. A crash does not occur itself, rather there might be one or multiple reasons that cause the accident to happen. Thus, crashes are termed as a man-made disaster which are predictable and preventable to a great extent. Primarily, causes of crashes can be categorized as follows:

1. Deficient Road Design
2. Mechanical Failure in Vehicle
3. Human Behaviour
4. Environmental Factors

The diagram depicts that the human behaviour is highest contributing factor for road crashes.