This year, Saturday July 25th, has been identified as the most dangerous day on the road. Saturday is predicted to be the busiest day on the road, as the first weekend of the schools’ summer break happens to coincide with most workers’ end of month pay-day.
Saturdays, according to research, are the
worst days for accidents in the summertime, when
distracted or impaired driving is most likely to happen. Furthermore, the busiest time on Saturday July
25th—the “accident hotspot”—will be
11.00 am.
Summer months have the
highest rate of road accidents—families are more likely to travel at the same time, with their cars fully packed with children and luggage, and drivers will be even more stressed and distracted due to the higher number of equally stressed and distracted motorists they are expected to encounter on the road.
Despite the fact that winter months naturally present some challenging driving conditions (icy roads, fog, poor visibility and snow in some cases), higher numbers of accidents actually occur in the summer: around 27.5% more than in the winter season, according to data published by Fleet News.
Motorists should take extra care when starting their summer holidays and minimise dangerous driving habits such as distracted driving, road rage and failure to take appropriate rests. The most common cause of accidents is not adverse road conditions or lack of vehicle maintenance, but poor driving conduct.