The Super Bowl of accidents
Super Bowl Sunday brings family, friends, and neighborhoods together to watch in suspense the game of the year. But Super Bowl Sunday also is one of the most dangerous days to be on the road in the United States.
In states that are neutral, meaning that no team is home to this state, the accidents climb, on average by 46%. And from 2009-2013 there were 294 injuries and victims of fatal car crashes for Super Bowl Sundays, compared to 166 on a ” normal” Sunday, without any event. The Average BAC on Super Bowl Sunday was .91 while the legal BAC while driving is .08, and research shows signs of impairment can kick in at much lower BAC.
Other holidays average BAC
- New Years Eve .94%
- St. Patrick’s Day .94%
- Cinco De Mayo .9%
- Valentines Day .92%
And just because you may not be drinking does not mean other people on the road have not. All it takes is one person to ruin their life and another’s. UBER conducted a report that estimated “nearly 300,000 people drive drunk every day” and that ” every 52 minutes someone is killed in a drunk driving crash.” The worst time to drive during Super Bowl Sunday is the hour following the game, the accident rate jumps as high as seventy percent. A drop of ten percent in the rate for accidents occurs during the game itself, likely because fewer people are driving at this time.
If you are unfortunate enough to be a victim who was injured due to an accident on Super Bowl Sunday, please call our offices and we will help you through this.
