Everyone stresses when tax season comes around, but April 15th is statistically far deadlier for some people. According to 30 years of car accident data collected by a University of Toronto professor, April 15th – or whatever weekday that income tax returns are due each year – is more dangerous for drivers than the exactly same weekday a week before or after. Around 13 more people die in car accidents in the U.S. on tax day than these other days.
The leader of the study, Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier, believes that deadline stress is a key factor in these extra deaths. Redelmeier’s earlier research was also the first to unravel the dangers of driving while using a cell phone. He says that researchers can use the tax day information to learn about a link between stress and car accidents that is relevant every day of the year.
Over 93% of car accidents occur because of human error. Clearly, a small change in driving behavior can lead to the death of another motorist – or, conversely, a saved life. If you have been injured, or if one of your loved ones has been killed because of another driver’s negligence, you deserve justice and fair compensation.
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