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Analyzing Alabama and national fatal crash data during Thanksgiving week, University of Alabama researchers found common factors in fatal crashes throughout the year are exaggerated by the activity of Thanksgiving week.
How have Thanksgiving holiday driving patterns changed during recent years? The answer may help you avoid a crash or at least the congestion that goes with most holiday travel.
A recent University of Alabama-study used data from the recently-developed electronic crash reporting system to obtain new insights into the dangers of holiday driving.
A recent University of Alabama study shows that the days preceding and following holidays, rather than the holidays themselves, are at a high risk for serious crashes involving injuries or fatalities.
A recent University of Alabama study shows the fifth worst day for crashes within the state in 2007 was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. These results are in sharp contrast to UA’s CARE Research & Development Laboratory’s previous annual studies of holiday crashes with special emphasis on Thanksgiving.
Enemies of traffic safety remain alcohol, speed and poor weather conditions, according to a University of Alabama CARE Research & Development Laboratory study of the two most recent Thanksgiving holiday traffic patterns.
With the holidays approaching, thousands of Alabamians will soon hit the roads to visit family. Historically, the most dangerous day to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday has been Wednesday. Recent trends have people traveling earlier in the week, but this doesn’t necessarily make the trip any safer.
With the holidays approaching, thousands of Alabamians will soon hit the roads to visit family. Historically, the most dangerous day to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday has been Wednesday. Recent trends have people traveling earlier in the week, but this doesn’t necessarily make the trip any safer.
Expert commentary from University of Alabama faculty about “Surviving the Holidays”.
This week at The University of Alabama: members of the UA Campus Veterans Association will march from Tuscaloosa to Auburn to raise awareness of veteran suicide; UA alumni Gary and Nancy Fayard make a multimillion-dollar gift to the College of Education and Culverhouse College of Business; and if you’re sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner, one UA expert says you shouldn’t blame the turkey.