Causes Of Overtaking Accident

Overtaking when done wrongly can lead to road traffic accident. Accident caused as a result of overtaking has been known to be very disastrous in terms of injuries and deaths. When a driver attempts to overtake and he does so wrongly, he may come head to head with an on-coming vehicle which can cause them to collide. When such accident occurs the impact is always grievous. Several factors are responsible for overtaking accidents; below are some of them.

• Overtaking too early without checking thoroughly to ensure the road is clear.

• When the vehicle you are about to overtake increases it’s speed or does not want to give way.

• When you do not consider overtaking distance before overtaking especially when overtaking long vehicles.

• Overtaking at wrong conditions or areas such as zebra or pedestrian crossing, narrow roads, slippery roads, etc.

• Overtaking without checking the traffic behind your car. The vehicle behind you may want to overtake your car which can lead to road accident.

• When a vehicle develops mechanical fault during the process of overtaking.

• When a vehicle you are trying to overtake also wants to overtake or change direction. This may be as a result of insufficient signal before overtaking or when the driver is absent minded.