"Table 2-27:  Motor Vehicle Fatal Crashes by Day of Week, Time of Day, and Weather and Light Conditions (percent)",,,,,,,,,,
,1990,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003
TOTAL fatal crashes,"39,836","37,241","37,494","37,324","37,107","37,140","37,526","(R) 37,862","(R) 38,491","38,252"
Day of week,,,,,,,,,,
Sunday,16.1,15.7,15.2,15.8,15.5,15.7,16.1,16.0,15.9,16.0
Monday,11.7,12.4,12.7,12.1,12.4,12.6,12.3,12.6,12.2,12.3
Tuesday,11.5,11.8,12.4,11.9,12.4,11.9,12.0,12.1,(R) 12.4,12.2
Wednesday,11.5,11.9,12.2,13.0,12.4,12.5,12.2,12.2,12.6,12.6
Thursday,12.6,13.0,13.3,13.0,13.5,12.9,13.0,12.7,12.8,12.8
Friday,16.7,16.6,16.1,16.1,15.8,15.9,16.0,16.2,15.8,15.6
Saturday,20.0,18.5,18.2,18.0,18.0,18.5,18.5,18.2,(R) 18.2,18.4
Unknown,0.02,0.03,0.04,0.05,0.04,0.01,0.01,0.04,(R) 0.02,0.05
Time of day,,,,,,,,,,
Midnight to 3 a.m.,15.7,12.8,12.6,12.2,12.3,12.2,12.5,12.5,13.1,12.5
3 a.m. to 6 a.m.,7.7,7.5,7.4,7.2,7.3,7.6,8.0,7.6,8.1,7.8
6 a.m. to 9 a.m.,8.6,9.2,9.5,9.9,9.7,10.1,9.9,9.8,9.7,9.7
9 a.m. to noon,8.5,9.4,9.7,9.9,10.2,10.1,9.9,10.0,9.7,9.8
Noon to 3 p.m.,11.6,12.9,12.7,13.3,13.4,13.2,13.1,13.2,13.1,13.1
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.,15.7,16.8,16.9,16.6,16.8,16.8,16.7,16.6,16.0,16.7
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,15.6,15.9,15.7,15.9,15.6,15.4,15.3,15.4,15.4,15.4
9 p.m. to midnight,15.9,14.6,14.6,14.1,13.8,13.8,13.7,14.1,14.1,14.0
Unknown,0.8,0.9,0.9,0.9,0.9,0.8,0.9,0.8,0.9,1.0
Atmospheric condition,,,,,,,,,,
Normal,86.7,86.7,86.3,86.4,87.2,89.0,88.0,(R) 88.4,(R) 88.0,86.8
Rain,9.3,8.6,8.4,8.8,8.8,7.3,7.1,7.5,7.8,7.7
Snow/sleet,1.6,2.4,2.7,2.5,1.7,1.6,2.3,1.8,1.9,2.2
Other/unknown,2.3,2.3,2.6,2.3,2.3,2.0,2.6,(R) 2.3,(R) 2.2,2.7
Light condition,,,,,,,,,,
Daylight,45.0,48.7,49.3,50.3,50.5,50.7,50.5,(R) 50.8,(R) 49.2,49.9
"Dark, but lighted",17.7,16.0,15.9,15.6,14.9,15.0,15.9,(R) 15.7,(R) 16.1,15.5
Dark,32.7,30.7,30.3,29.5,30.0,29.7,29.2,29.0,(R) 30.2,29.6
Dawn or dusk,4.2,4.2,4.2,4.2,4.3,4.3,4.1,4.1,(R) 4.0,3.9
Unknown,0.3,0.4,0.3,0.4,0.3,0.3,(R) 0.3,(R) 0.4,(R) 0.5,0.5
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SOURCE,,,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Web-based encyclopedia, Internet site http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/ as of Oct. 15, 2004.",,,,,,,,,,