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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
CHANGES in working patterns have reduced death and serious injury on the roads at peak times on Fridays, according to analysis by AA road safety experts in the UK.
In the past Fridays were known as ‘Fatal Fridays’ due to the higher rate of road users killed and seriously injured in the peak rush hours.
However, this trend appears to be changing, according to the AA.
Last year there were fewer people killed or seriously injured on Fridays from 8am-9am and from 5pm-6pm compared to the average rates for the same hours between Monday and Thursday.
The AA believes that this may be due to a change in working patterns over the last eight years.
The AA analysed peak period figures for accidents over the last eight years and found that the ‘Fatal Friday’ phenomenon is on the decline in peak periods.
In the past the higher accident rates in the Friday evening rush hour was put down to more traffic, tired drivers at the end of the week and the ‘Thank God its Friday’ effect leading to lack of concentration.
Despite improvements in peak periods Friday still holds the 'Fatal Friday' label in terms of total numbers killed or seriously injured on Fridays compared to other days of the week.
This is down to more traffic, people getting away for the weekend and the drink-drive effect on Friday evenings.

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