Labor Day weekend second deadliest holiday for traffic fatalities
— which is another surprise to us. That makes Labor Day the deadliest summer holiday we have when it comes to traffic.
Over the ten years, data showed more than 4,000 people died during the official holiday from 6 p.m. Friday to 5:59 a.m. the following Tuesday. And in opposition to the annual declines in annual traffic fatalities until recently, traffic deaths during Labor Day rose every year of the decade. Almost a quarter of the deaths, 1,000 in all, were teens and young adults aged from 16 to 25. More than 800 were in the next highest age group, from 26 to 35. Among the 16-25 bracket, more than 70% were male.
The data even showed the worst times to be on the road and the worst roads to be on. Friday evening from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. rang in the deadliest hour, situated in the middle of the deadliest six hours that run from 6 p.m., when the holiday begins, until midnight. The unluckiest stretch of road over the decade was said to be a 10-mile span of Interstate 95 north of Jacksonville, Florida, where 21 lives were claimed over the decade.
Check out the study for more details on deadly times of day and night, the deadliest states and the least happy roads during the Labor Day weekend. The festivities begin in just a few days. Be careful.
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