TOP SIX CAR ACCIDENT CULPRITS
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More than half of car accidents are caused by one or more distracted drivers. While most people assume cell phones to be the leading distraction, that is not the case. Cell phones are ranked as the sixth highest case of vehicle collisions, responsible for only five percent. Distractions from inside the vehicleaccount for 62 percent of all crashes, while outside distractions account for 35 percent (three percent of distractions are undetermined).
Rubbernecking 16%
Driver Fatigue 12%
Looking at scenery or landmarks 10%
Passenger or child distractions 9%
Adjusting radio or CD player 7%
Cell phone usage 5%
Source: The Washington Post
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THE FIVE DISTINCT DRIVING PERSONALITIES
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According
to Allstate Insurance Co., all drivers can be divided into five distinct
personality types. Finding out what
driving personality applies can help you figure out what kind of car you would be happiest with.
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Auto-Matics: This
is the most popular personality, accounting for 23% of all drivers. Auto-Matics, while generally safe and
confident drivers, have been known to speed on occasion. They are likely to feel that the car they
drive is "distinctly styled," "attention-getting," "trendy" and
"extravagant."
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Auto-Nomous: Twenty-one
percent of drivers are Auto-Nomous, which means they enjoy looking at scenery
while driving, and consider themselves "rugged" and "powerful." They are least likely to own an economical
vehicle, preferring pickups and SUV's.
Not surprisingly, they are most likely to complain about fuel
prices. Auto-Nomous drivers believe they
are good drivers, and consider their cars places of comfort to them. Of this group, 63% are male.
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Auto-Bahner: These
drivers are fast and aggressive. They
have little patience for the mistakes of other drivers. They admit to having driven 20 mph over the
speed limit, and are the most likely to be pulled over by law-enforcement. Auto-Bahners make up 17% of all drivers, but
63% of this group are male.
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Auto-Pragmatic: If
the word "practical" describes both the way you drive and what you drive, you
probably belong in this category. Their
driving style is safe and cautious, and their cars are convenient, economical,
and environmentally friendly.
Auto- Pragmatics take particularly good care of their vehicles. Women make up 69% of Auto-Pragmatics.
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Auto-Pilot: The
words that describe Auto-Pilot personality drivers are "reliable" and
"family-oriented." These drivers prefer
to occupy the passenger's seat and rely on their vehicles for doing everyday
chores, but do not feel that their cars represent who they really are. Seventy-one percent of Auto-Pilots are
female.
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