A share of 38 percent of all road accidents in Great Britain were caused by the driver or rider not looking properly. Following, other important causes of road accidents were failure to judge other person's path or speed and careless driving. However, exceeding speed limit was the leading factor to only seven percent of the road accidents in Great Britain.
Distribution of contributing factors leading to road accidents in Great Britain in 2020
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