US EditionCauses of Accident: Young Driving Too Fast, Older Drivers Often Take the Lead
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Too fast, too inattentive, too insecure? The new accident statistics show that, depending on age, drivers make very different mistakes. What are younger people doing wrong? And where are older people particularly at risk?
Again and again, after accidents, the age of the drivers is also discussed. Figures from the Federal Statistical Office show which age group is most often involved in accidents. The differences in the causes of accidents are also interesting.
Too high a speed, too low a distance, error of turn: Depending on the age of the drivers, the reasons for an accident differ significantly.
In 2024, car drivers aged 65 and over were most often accused of having behaved wrongly when turning, turning, reversing, entering and starting this age group (22.0% of all recorded misconduct). Also, the lack of advance or priority of other vehicles was a frequent error (20.9%). As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports, however, 18-24 year-old drivers were most frequently accused of unadjusted speed (19.7%) and a lack of distan…
Speed, distance or turning: There are many causes of accidents. New figures from the Federal Statistical Office now show which age group is the most frequent reason for an accident. An overview.
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aachener-zeitung.deSpeed, distance or turning: there are many causes for accidents. New figures from the Federal Statistical Office also show clear differences in driving under the influence of alcohol.
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