15 Common (Some Stupid!) Reasons for Car Accidents

5) Left Turns or Trying to Beat a Yellow Light

Every driver at some point has done it, hit the gas on a yellow light to beat the red one. Sometimes however, you’re left with little choice. You’re approaching a light that’s been green awhile, as you get closer it turns yellow. You have plenty of room to stop but in your rear-view mirror the driver of the car behind you is focusing more on his smart phone than the road. So rather than risk an almost certain rear-end accident, you nail it to make through. Many serious head on and T-bone collisions happen because someone tried to make the green light, or arrow and could not properly judge the distance of the intersection versus oncoming traffic. Most left turn arrows average 5-15 seconds, from yellow to red is 2-3 seconds.