Thanksgiving is usually one of the year’s deadliest weeks for traffic crashes. Between navigating unfamiliar roads, driving late at night or after having a few drinks, and the sheer fact that when traffic volume goes up, car crash numbers generally go up as well, it’s extremely important to drive safe and be careful over this long weekend (and throughout the entire holiday season). In fact, though many people believe that New Year’s Eve is the night when most drunk driving accidents occur, but they are wrong. Thanksgiving is the holiday that statistically has the largest number of drunk driving fatalities – and it’s by a landslide.
The Red Cross put together a great list of recommendations to help Thanksgiving travelers arrive safely at their destinations. Their list pretty much covers it all, so we thought we should share:
We bring up amazing Thanksgiving driving statistics that you may not be aware of. Believe it or not, there are many Thanksgiving traffic accidents.
Paul H. Nathan Law Offices's insight:
Please be safe this Thanksgiving! We share with you some scary driving statistics that you may not be aware of. Believe it or not, there are many Thanksgiving traffic accidents!