(Rev. 08/09)
2006 Ohio Fatality and Injury Crashes by Weather Condition |
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Fatal Crashes |
Injury Crashes |
Property Damage Crashes |
Unknown |
Total Crashes |
| Clear |
639 |
44,161 |
128,443 |
2,718 |
175,961 |
| Cloudy |
350 |
22,180 |
63,793 |
1,196 |
87,519 |
| Fog, smog, smoke |
16 |
430 |
1,350 |
19 |
1,815 |
| Rain |
113 |
12,988 |
36,851 |
803 |
50,755 |
| Sleet, hail, freezing rain, drizzle |
0 |
234 |
700 |
16 |
950 |
| Snow |
18 |
2,446 |
8,812 |
108 |
11,384 |
| Severe crosswinds |
1 |
71 |
246 |
4 |
322 |
| Blowing sand, soil, dirt, snow |
1 |
62 |
194 |
1 |
258 |
| Other |
2 |
45 |
162 |
4 |
213 |
| Unknown |
2 |
680 |
3,936 |
411 |
5,029 |
| TOTAL |
1,142 |
83,297 |
244,487 |
5,280 |
334,206 |
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Crash Facts 2006
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Your chances of becoming a crash fatality is highest in October. The dangers of dying in a crash is 16% greater in October than in wintry March — the safest month of the year. November and December were the second and third deadliest months.
(University of Michigan Transportation Safety Institute, 2009)
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