---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: National Motorists Association Blog <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 7:32 AM Subject: NMA Blog: What Is The Most Dangerous Day Of The Week To Drive?
NMA Blog: What Is The Most Dangerous Day Of The Week To Drive?<http://blog.motorists.org/> <http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://feeds.feedburner.com/motoristsblog> ------------------------------ What Is The Most Dangerous Day Of The Week To Drive?<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motoristsblog/~3/w-twchS7ZuY/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:24 AM PDT The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has some interesting stats available to the public through their Fatality Analysis Reporting System <http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx>. One of the statistics they keep is the number of crashes on each day of the week. We decided it would be interesting to see which day of the week had the most accidents on average and which days had the lowest number of crashes. *Without further ado, here are the rankings averaged out over the last ten years (2000-2009) with the most dangerous day listed first:* 1. Saturday — 6,826 crashes per year 2. Sunday — 6,007 crashes per year 3. Friday — 5,865 crashes per year 4. Thursday — 4,767 crashes per year 5. Monday — 4,603 crashes per year 6. Wednesday — 4,508 crashes per year 7. Tuesday — 4,455 crashes per year Not particularly surprising, but it’s interesting to see the range. You’re over 1.5 times more likely to get into a crash on Saturday than you are on Tuesday (the safest day of the week). Want to see all the data? Click here<https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ah4UMbYJFSCJdHFiM3ZVdGI1TEZQX3hDSVZrdlFQUlE&hl=en> . If you look over the data, you will see the dramatic decrease in crashes over the past ten years. *Overall, our roads are safer than they have ever been.* Feel free to throw out some theories in the comments section on why you think the numbers turned out the way they did. *Are You A NMA Member?* If not, read about *the benefits<http://www.motorists.org/memberbenefits/> * and then *join! <https://www.motorists.org/join/>* What Is The Most Dangerous Day Of The Week To Drive?<http://blog.motorists.org/most-dangerous-day-of-the-week-to-drive/> Further Reading: - Fun With NHTSA Stats: The Safest/Most Dangerous Days To Drive<http://blog.motorists.org/safest-and-most-dangerous-days-to-drive/> - The Backseat Driver’s Companion<http://blog.motorists.org/the-backseat-drivers-companion/> - The Secret Of The F100 Millionaire<http://blog.motorists.org/the-secret-of-the-f100-millionaire/> - What To Do After A Car Accident<http://blog.motorists.org/what-to-do-after-a-car-accident/> - The Color Of Trouble? <http://blog.motorists.org/the-color-of-trouble/> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/motoristsblog?a=w-twchS7ZuY:y_rMzpiMHJI:yIl2AUoC8zA> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/motoristsblog?a=w-twchS7ZuY:y_rMzpiMHJI:gIN9vFwOqvQ> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/motoristsblog?a=w-twchS7ZuY:y_rMzpiMHJI:D7DqB2pKExk> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/motoristsblog?a=w-twchS7ZuY:y_rMzpiMHJI:V_sGLiPBpWU> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/motoristsblog?a=w-twchS7ZuY:y_rMzpiMHJI:F7zBnMyn0Lo> You are subscribed to email updates from National Motorists Association Blog <http://blog.motorists.org/> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=__QYMbqeu7J1ct07WASDNwwYPyw> . Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
