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What's The Most Dangerous Day to Drive?
By Miranda Hitti
"Motor vehicle crashes in the United States result in more than 40,000 deaths per year," say the Institute in the journal Injury Prevention.
Not all days are alike.
Evenings and weekends were the deadliest times on the roads. The worst hours were from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with each averaging 6.6 deaths per hour. By far, Saturday had the most deaths (158). Next came Friday (133 deaths). Sunday was a close third (132 deaths). Tuesday had the least fatalitites (95).
Alcohol may partly explain why nights, weekends, and holidays had more crash fatalities. For instance, almost half of New Year's Day deaths involved alcohol impairment.
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