40,000 Auto related deaths per year or 110 per day Nationwide
Auto accidents are the No. 1 cause of death for people between the ages of 1 and 34.
August: The most dangerous month to drive
Saturday: The most dangerous day of the week to drive
Time of Day
According to the IIHS, an average 6.6 people are killed between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., and another 6.6 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Those rates are the overall highest of any time during the day. In 2007, 14,055 people were killed in the 5 p.m. hour. But the hours between midnight and 4 a.m. have the highest number of fatalities when calculated as a percentage of the amount of people on the road
The most dangerous Holidays to drive:
No. 1 Thanksgiving
Average Vehicular Deaths: 573
No. 2 Independence Day
Average Vehicular Deaths: 505
No. 3 Memorial Day Weekend
Average Vehicular Deaths: 493
No. 4 Labor Day Weekend
Average Vehicular Deaths: 488
No. 5 New Year's Eve/Day
Average Vehicular Deaths: 421
No. 6 Halloween
Average Vehicular Deaths: 448
No. 7 Christmas
Average Vehicular Deaths: 385
No. 8 St. Patrick's Day
No. 9 Cinco de Mayo
Worst States For Drunken Driving
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