Cause and EffectTrue statements from accident reports from

Tilden, a Canadian car rental business.

#1-Write down the cause, then the effect.

•Coming home. I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.

#1 Answer

•1st Cause—Coming home

•1st Effect—Drove into the wrong house

•2nd Cause---Drove into the wrong house

•2nd Effect--- Collided with a tree

#2 -Write down the cause, then the effect.

•I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.

#2 Answer

•Cause--a stationary truck

•Effect—Hit the truck

#3-Write down the cause, then the effect.

•An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.

#3 Answer

• 1st Cause—An invisible car

• 1st Effect----Came out of nowhere

• 2nd Cause---Came out of nowhere

• 2nd Effect---Struck my vehicle and vanished

#4-Write down the cause, then the effect.

•The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my rear end.

#4 Answers

• 1st Cause—The telephone pole was approaching fast.

• 1st Effect---I was attempting to swerve out of its path

• 2nd Cause---I was attempting to swerve out of its path

• 2nd Effect—It struck my rear end.

#5 Write down the cause, then the effect.

•When I saw I could not avoid a collision. I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car.

#5 Answer

•1st Cause---I could not avoid a collision

•1st Effect---I stepped on the gas

•2nd Cause—I stepped on the gas

•2nd Effect---Crashed into the other car

#6 Write down the cause, then the effect.

•The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.

#6 Answer

•Cause---The pedestrian has no idea which direction to go

•Effect---I ran him over

#7 write down the cause, then the effect

•The accident occurred when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering it into the other vehicle.

#7 Answer

• 1st Cause---I was attempting to bring my car out of skid

• 1st Effect---Steered it into the other vehicle

• 2nd Cause---Steered it into the other vehicle

• 2nd Effect---The accident occurred

#8 Write down the cause, then the effect.

•In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

#8 Answer

•Cause---I attempted to kill a fly

•Effect---I drove into a telephone pole

#9 Write down the cause, then the effect.

•I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

#9 Answer

•1st Cause---I drove my car for forty years

•1st Effect---I fell asleep

•2nd Cause---I fell asleep

•2nd Effect---I had an accident

#10 Write down the cause, then the effect.

•I was taking my canary to the hospital. It got loose in the car and flew out the window. The next thing I saw was his rear end and there was a crash.

#10 Answer

• 1st Cause---Taking the canary to the hospital

• 1st Effect---It got loose in the car

• 2nd Cause---It got loose in the car

• 2nd Effect---It flew out the window

• 3rd Cause---It flew out the window

• 3rd Effect---I saw its rear end and there was a crash

#11 Write down the cause , then the effect.

•The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.

#11 Answer

•Cause---a little guy in a small car with a big mouth

•Effect---an accident