1. July 4th, Independence Day. The most traffic fatalities happen on our nation's birthday, the 4th of July. It is no surprise as this day has become quite popular for parties and drinking, and unfortunately drunk driving.
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After Saturday, Friday and Thursday make a close second and third. However, aside from the week, certain holidays – centered around drinking or traveling home to family – are some of the worst for fatal car accidents: July 4th, as well as the day before.
The worst rush hours tend to be on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons – possibly because this is when most people are in the office, working to hit end-of-the-week deadlines.
This is consistent with other studies that show most people do not want a commute time of shorter than 15 minutes. I agree that around 15 minutes would be ideal. But how you commute seems to matter just as much as the length of time. The research clearly shows that people are happiest walking to work.
Car accidents are more likely to occur on a Saturday, and far less likely to happen on Tuesday and Wednesday. Days closer to the weekend, likely because of more traffic on the road, see more accidents. After Saturday, Friday and Thursday make a close second and third.
Certain days of the week, specifically Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., are likely to have less traffic than others. On the other hand, Fridays are the busiest day of the week.
As most commuters know, some days are worse than others. Pile high demand (say, a Friday before a three-day weekend) on top of heavy rain and a lane-blocking crash, and you've got the ingredients for severe congestion.