Can traffic accidents be avoided in most cases?

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The correct answer is that yes, in general, they are predictable and avoidable events. Contrary to the popular belief that an accident is the result of bad luck or chance, statistics show that between 70% and 90% of accidents are due to the human factor (errors, distractions, offenses). Therefore, they are not random accidental events, but the consequence of a chain of failures in one of the elements of traffic: the driver (human factor), the vehicle, or the road and the environment. By controlling the risk factors (speed, alcohol, fatigue, vehicle maintenance), the chain that leads to the accident is broken. Thinking that they depend only on the condition of the roads is wrong, since the driver must adapt their driving to that condition.

Can traffic accidents be avoided in most cases?

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