What Is Accident Prone?

Accident-proneness is the idea that some people have a greater predisposition than others to suffer accidents, such as car crashes and industrial injuries. It may be used as a reason to deny any insurance on such individuals.

What does accident prone mean?

1 : having a greater than average number of accidents. 2 : having personality traits that predispose to accidents.

What makes a person accident prone?

Hurry, worry, multitasking, stress — you might call them the four horsemen of the accident prone. ... Stress is such a huge factor when it comes to accidents, in fact, it was recently linked to an increase in post-9/11 traffic fatalities by researchers at the University of Minnesota.