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7 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Traffic Statistic This Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to gather for the biggest meal of the year and reflect on the people and the things that are most important to us. But the holiday is also the second-deadliest of the year, behind only the Fourth of July in terms of fatalities. The National Safety Council estimates that 433 people may be killed and almost 50,000 injured over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.
Thanksgiving weekend is the most traveled holiday period of the year, and arrests for those driving under the influence reach their highest level between Thanksgiving and New Year’s weekend.
Thanksgiving Eve is especially dangerous, and if often called “blackout Wednesday,” because it is the busiest night of the year for bars. The NSC says historical trends indicate that more than one-third of fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday period involve drivers impaired by alcohol consumption.
Here are seven driving safety tips for Thanksgiving, according to the National Safety Council:
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