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Published on: September 21, 2017
Motor vehicle fatalities during Memorial Day weekends, 1981-2016
Yuni Tang1, Kendra L Ratnapradipa2, Henry Xiang3,4,5
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Objective:
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend is one of six holiday periods with an increased number of motor vehicle fatalities in the United States. However, few motor vehicle fatality comparisons were made between Memorial Day weekend and non-holiday periods. Our aims were to determine which day(s) during the holiday had highest motor vehicle fatality risk compared to non-holiday travel and to identify potential risk factors.
Results:
Of 43,457 traffic fatalities studied, 15,292 (35%) occurred during the holiday, with Saturday being deadliest but Monday having highest odds of traffic fatality. Both sexes, all years, age < 65, drivers and passengers, rural and urban, and all regions in the United States were at increased risk during the holiday versus non-holiday periods.
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