15 Common (Some Stupid!) Reasons for Car Accidents

11) Bad Weather

This winter was particularly brutal on the roads, there seemed to be a news story about chain collisions during every snow storm this season. Even with the best four wheel and all wheel drive vehicles all it takes is an 1/8 of an inch of water or ice to lose traction. During a winter storm, depending on the temperature, snow and ice can accumulate fast. Even if you have the best all terrain 4×4 ever built, driving fast on snow covered roads still isn’t a good idea, even if you know what you’re doing. Why? Because not everyone else on the road has that vehicle or those skills. More often than not it’s the over confident SUV owner you see sliding off the road or rear-ending another car because they believed the commercials enough to buy the car.