REVEALED: The most dangerous times to be on the road
The most dangerous time of day to be on Australia’s roads has been revealed.
Data collected from the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities analysed by GPS company Teletrac Navman shows an in-depth analysis of all Australian traffic fatalities between 2011 and November 2018.
The data is broken down by states, with the weekend said to be the most dangerous time on the road.
Most dangerous days
Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, NSW and Victoria all had most of their fatalities on Saturdays while fatal accidents are more likely to occur on a Sunday in Tasmania and South Australia.
The ACT reported most of its road fatalities occurred in a tie between Wednesdays and Saturdays.
NSW reported the most on Saturdays with 466 victims between 2011 until November 2018. Victoria was second with 360. The ACT ranked last in each day category.
Most dangerous times
As for the time of day, most fatalities were reported between 3pm and 5pm. This could be due to more traffic on the roads during after school pickups and people finishing work.
Western Australia, Queensland, NSW and Victoria all reported between 3pm and 4pm as the worst times while the ACT reported between 4pm and 5pm.
NSW had the most fatalities on roads during 3pm and 4pm with 184 and didn’t fare well between 5pm and 6pm either with 174.
Tasmania saw most of its fatal crashes between 1pm and 2pm, South Australia between 11am and 12pm, and the Northern Territory was the latest in the day with reports between 7pm and 8pm.
Most dangerous months
Autumn also appears to be the worst season to be on the road.
Victoria, the ACT, South Australia and Western Australia all reported the most victims in March. Queensland reported most of its crashed in May.
Most fatalities in NSW occurred in August, Tasmania reported January as its worst and the Northern Territory had June.
NSW recorded the most deaths across a single month period with 251 in August but other months including January, March, April, May, June and November weren’t much better either with each around 220 reported victims in eight years.
