The following statement is true: Equipment failure, road design, and driving behavior can all be contributing factors in some collisions.

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Crashes often involve more than one factor. Equipment failure, road design, and driving behavior can each contribute to a collision. For example, a tire issue (equipment) on a curve with poor sight distance (road design) and a driver who is speeding or distracted (driving behavior) can combine to cause a crash. Investigators consider all possible contributing factors rather than blaming a single cause, so recognizing that all three can contribute is the most accurate view. The other statements are too limiting, as they imply only one factor can cause a crash or none can, which doesn’t reflect how collisions commonly occur.