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Aggressive driving accidents run high in Indiana with younger drivers.

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Ronald Todd

In 2009, 21.6 percent of all fatal collisions involved speeding, a proportional decrease of 4.5 percent from 2008. The incidence of aggressive driving in fatal car collisions and fatal motor cycle accidents remained constant (3.2 percent of all fatal collisions) from 2008 to 2009, as did the incidence of disregarding a signal. Among individuals injured in traffic collisions in 2009, the likelihood of fatality was highest for speed-related collisions. Some of these individuals may also have been driving aggressively; that is, committing other dangerous driving actions in addition to speeding. The rate of speed-related fatalities was roughly twice the rate of non-speed related fatalities. Of the 9,123 individuals injured in collisions involving dangerous driving, 67 percent (6,105) involved speeding.

The likelihood of dangerous driving in traffic crashes varies by vehicle type. Generally, drivers of all vehicle types were equally likely to have been driving aggressively in 2009. Drivers of passenger cars and light trucks were about two times more likely to have disregarded a signal than drivers of large trucks or motorcycles. Speeding was most common among motorcyclists (8.9 percent of all motor cycles involved in crashes) in 2009. From 2008 to 2009 the incidence of dangerous driving remained relatively constant across vehicle types. Indiana collision data show that all forms of dangerous driving tend to occur most frequently during the afternoon. When normalized by total drivers involved in collisions by hour, however, speeding was most likely involved when the collision occurred in the early morning (approximately 12am –3am). Similarly, the rate of drivers involved who disregarded a traffic signal was highest during the morning rush hour period. The rate of aggressive driving was generally constant throughout the day. Young drivers (ages 15 to 20) were more likely to be associated with dangerous driving actions than other age groups. The likelihood that a driver involved in a collision was speeding decreases with age. This finding holds in general when looking at aggressive driving and disregarding traffic signals, though the oldest age groups (65+ years old) had higher rates of these dangerous driving behaviors.

This finding might suggest two things: (1) the risk profiles of drivers changes with age, with older drivers being less likely to engage in dangerous driving; and (2) increased driver experience reduces the risk of collision associated with dangerous driving actions.

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