

Illegal driving on road shoulder, in ditch, or on sidewalk or median.Speeding was also the leading driving behavior associated with fatal crashes in 2019 (17.2 percent), followed by driving under the influence (10.1 percent), according to NHTSA: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as occurring when “an individual commits a combination of moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property.” While aggressive driving is difficult to quantify, a 2009 study by the American Automobile Association reported that based on data tracked by NHTSA’s Fatal Accident Reporting System, aggressive driving played a role in 56 percent of fatal crashes from 2003 through 2007, with excessive speed being the No. traffic crashes, playing a role not just in road rage but in a large number of fatal highway collisions each year. Aggressive driving is a major factor in U.S.
