The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that the highest number of auto accidents occur at speeds between 35-40 miles per hour. Further more, their 2009 data reveals that these accidents occur between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm. For years, it has been widely circulated that most auto accidents occur less than 25 miles from your home.
These statistics explain a lot about driving in metropolitan areas. While most drivers, unaware of the numbers, chug along trying to get through traffic, there are those that must have a phobia of the facts. You see them driving 90 miles per hour, weaving in and out of traffic and looking at their watch.
Now I know why these people behave as they do. They are staying above the accident speed range and trying to get 25 miles away from home, especially during critical driving time.
As for me, I am getting a bumper sticker like the one I saw this week. It simply states, "Retired - Go Around Me."
PMO
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