Toronto, Ontario – A recent study from Austrian telematics firm Dolphin Technologies reports that nearly a quarter of auto accidents occur within the first three minutes of being on the road.
On Sept. 17, Dolphin posted its findings to its website after analyzing 3.2 million rides from 40,000 people which resulted in 1,986 accidents.
“The lowest risk of accident in relative terms was for trips lasting between 10 and 20 minutes. After that, the risk rises disproportionately. If you are in the car for more than 40 minutes, you already have two and a half times the risk than if you are driving for less than 20 minutes,” according to the company’s blog post.
The study found that about 87 percent of the trips analyzed were for a period of time of 30 minutes or less.
Most curiously, however, Dolphin’s numbers appear to point to a short window within the first few minutes of driving that seem to result in a large bulk of auto collisions.
“Notably, 25 percent of all accidents occurred during the first 3 minutes of driving, and another 14 percent within the first six minutes,” Dolphin wrote.
