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5 most common crash types

Almost 90% of crashes involving provisional drivers in NSW fall into the following 5 crash types:

 

Collision Type 1

 

 

25% Rear-end collisions

 

 

Collision Type 2

 

 

19% Collisions at intersections (usually with a vehicle coming from the left or right)

 

 

Collision Type 3

 

 

17% Head-on collisions

 

 

Collision Type 4

 

 

14% Running off the road on a curve and hitting an object

 

 

Collision Type 5

 

 

14% Running off a straight section of road and hitting an object

 

 

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