Trends in Daily Traffic Fatalities, 1975-1995

摘要

The Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), established in 1975, collectsdetailed information on all fatal crashes occurring in the U.S. each year. Presently, twenty-one (21) years of data from the period 1975 through 1995 are available for analysis. This Research Note presents the findings from a study of the fatality trends by the day of week on which crash occurred. The study also examined the changes in the day of the week fatality trends for each day of the week over the 21 year period.