Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 398 / 626

¿Qué factores suelen ser los causantes de la mayoría de los accidentes?

Which factors usually cause most accidents?

  • AEl vehículo y el conductor fundamentalmente.Mainly the vehicle and the driver.
  • BEl conductor y el factor vía y el entorno, fundamentalmente.Mainly the driver and the road and environment factor.
  • CEl conductor únicamente.Only the driver.
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Correct answer

  • BEl conductor y el factor vía y el entorno, fundamentalmente.Mainly the driver and the road and environment factor.
Explanation

The 3 factors found in every traffic situation are: the vehicle, the road and environment, and the driver. The human factor is responsible for more than 70% of accidents, followed by the road and environment factor and finally the vehicle factor.

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