What is one of the most common causes of traffic collisions?
- Paying attention to your surroundings.
- Better traffic flow.
- Driver distractions. ✓
Answer: C. Driver distractions.
One of the most common causes of traffic collisions is driver distractions.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists the most common causes of collisions, and driver distractions heads that list. It also warns you to avoid distractions while driving and names examples like looking at a phone, navigation system, children, or pets, changing music or volume, and applying makeup or shaving. Since distracted driving appears on the handbook's own list of frequent collision causes, it is the correct choice here.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Paying attention to your surroundings. — Paying attention to your surroundings is a safe habit, not something the handbook lists as a cause of collisions.
- B. Better traffic flow. — Better traffic flow is not on the handbook's list of common collision causes.
Remember it
When you see a list of crash causes, remember the first item: the driver's attention drifting away from the road.