Saturday, November 22, 2008

Five Worst Holidays for Traffic Fatalities

Forbes Magazine ran an article online about the five deadliest holidays for traffic fatalities. Interestingly, New Year's Eve ranks fifth. The number one might surprise you. Here are the holidays and their rankings:

No. 5:New Year's Eve/Day
Average Vehicular Deaths: 421


No. 4:Labor Day Weekend
Average Vehicular Deaths: 488

No. 3:Memorial Day Weekend
Average Vehicular Deaths: 493

No. 2:Independence Day
Average Vehicular Deaths: 505

No. 1:Thanksgiving
Average Vehicular Deaths: 573

You can read the Forbes article online here.

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