(Rev. 08/09)
2007 Ohio Fatality and Injury Crashes by Weather Condition |
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Fatal Crashes |
Injury Crashes |
Property Damage Crashes |
Unknown |
Total Crashes |
| Clear |
710 |
44,753 |
131,455 |
3,290 |
180,208 |
| Cloudy |
308 |
20,040 |
59,945 |
1,316 |
81,609 |
| Fog, smog, smoke |
11 |
435 |
1,430 |
32 |
1,908 |
| Rain |
81 |
8,369 |
24,506 |
648 |
33,604 |
| Sleet, hail, freezing rain, drizzle |
7 |
679 |
2,275 |
49 |
3,010 |
| Snow |
34 |
4,595 |
17,885 |
355 |
22,869 |
| Severe crosswinds |
0 |
58 |
208 |
5 |
271 |
| Blowing sand, soil, dirt, snow |
4 |
170 |
439 |
10 |
623 |
| Other |
2 |
72 |
170 |
18 |
262 |
| Unknown |
6 |
503 |
3,369 |
500 |
4,378 |
| TOTAL |
1,163 |
79,674 |
241,682 |
6,223 |
328,742 |
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Crash Facts 2007
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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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