The "Big 3" Factors In High-Severity Collisions

By Del Lisk, Vice President of Safety Services, Lytx

Recently I recorded a presentation that will be included in the American Society of Safety Professionals upcoming virtual annual conference, set to occur June 23-25, 2020.

In the session, I share insights on motor vehicle crashes drawn from my review of Lytx event video from more than 500 traffic collisions. The clips came from primarily larger vehicles providing delivery or services in urban environments. Here’s what we found in our analysis:

The vast majority of incidents occurred in favorable conditions. Conditions included light traffic, good weather and visibility, and straight, dry roads.

Human error played a major role. This points back to what we already know: human error, rather than environmental or mechanical conditions, is at the heart of most traffic collisions. The good news is that humans can change. The bad news is that changing bad habits takes a lot of work.