By Denise Caspersen
If you were writing the perfect murder mystery novel and wanted to include a
vehicle crash, just how would that take place? What would be the most obvious elements? Perhaps the scene would open with a passenger car speeding down a moonlit road on a Friday around midnight.
Slowly, the rains begin to fall and the road becomes slick as oil and grime begin to loosen their hold. Sounds like the perfect vehicle crash scenario. Well, almost.
It is true that incremental elements such as rain, sleet and darkness do add to fatal vehicle accidents although they are not the primary causes.
Just as Halloween is the time for tricks, so is the above scenario. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), fatal motor crashes occur most often on Saturday between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. without a speck of rain and in full daylight.
So, drive safely and if you are interested in any additional facts on motor vehicle crashes, contact Denise Caspersen, ASA's research management specialist, at (800) 272-7467, ext. 236.
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Stat Corner is written by Denise Caspersen, ASA's research management specialist. She can be reached at (800) 272-7467, ext. 236.
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