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Table 2-27: Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Day of Week, Time of Day, and Weather and Light Conditions (percent)

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 2-27: Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Day of Week, Time of Day, and Weather and Light Conditions (percent)

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  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
TOTAL fatal crashes 39,836 36,937 34,942 35,780 36,254 37,241 37,494 37,324 37,107 37,140 37,526 37,795 38,309
Day of week                          
Sunday 16.1 16.2 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.2 15.8 15.5 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.9
Monday 11.7 11.5 11.6 12.1 12.4 12.4 12.7 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.3 12.6 12.2
Tuesday 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.8 11.7 11.8 12.4 11.9 12.4 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.3
Wednesday 11.5 11.9 12.3 12.0 12.3 11.9 12.2 13.0 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.2 12.6
Thursday 12.6 12.5 13.3 13.0 12.7 13.0 13.3 13.0 13.5 12.9 13.0 12.7 12.8
Friday 16.7 16.5 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.6 16.1 16.1 15.8 15.9 16.0 16.1 15.8
Saturday 20.0 19.9 19.3 19.0 18.6 18.5 18.2 18.0 18.0 18.5 18.5 18.2 18.3
Unknown 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.03
Time of day                          
Midnight to 3 a.m. 15.7 15.3 14.3 13.8 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.5 13.1
3 a.m. to 6 a.m. 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.6 8.0 7.6 8.1
6 a.m. to 9 a.m. 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.2 9.5 9.9 9.7 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.7
9 a.m. to noon 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.0 9.7
Noon to 3 p.m. 11.6 11.7 12.4 12.5 13.1 12.9 12.7 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.1
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 15.7 15.7 16.0 16.0 16.6 16.8 16.9 16.6 16.8 16.8 16.7 16.6 16.0
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 15.6 15.6 16.5 16.2 15.7 15.9 15.7 15.9 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.4
9 p.m. to midnight 15.9 15.8 15.3 14.7 14.3 14.6 14.6 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.1 14.1
Unknown 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 R0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9
Atmospheric condition                          
Normal 86.7 86.7 85.7 87.0 87.3 86.7 86.3 86.4 87.2 89.0 88.0 88.1 87.7
Rain 9.3 9.0 10.0 8.7 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.8 8.8 7.3 7.1 7.5 7.8
Snow/sleet 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.9
Other/unknown 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.6
Light condition                          
Daylight 45.0 45.4 46.0 47.7 49.5 48.7 49.3 50.3 50.5 50.7 50.5 50.7 49.3
Dark, but lighted 17.7 17.4 17.4 16.4 15.6 16.0 15.9 15.6 14.9 15.0 15.9 15.6 15.9
Dark 32.7 33.0 32.4 31.5 30.3 30.7 30.3 29.5 30.0 29.7 29.2 29.0 30.0
Dawn or dusk 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1
Unknown 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 2002 Early Edition, DOT HS 809 620 (Washington, DC: September 2003), tables 24, 25.