Earlier in the year Vehicle History Check expert Cartell.ie published news that the most popular day of the week to conclude a sale of a vehicle is Tuesday. Now, on a different note entirely, a national newspaper reports today that another day of the week – Friday – is the most dangerous day to be on the roads. According to the Injuries Board, which published annual results for 2012, Friday was the most dangerous day on Irish roads in terms of the number of awards made by them.

The least dangerous day was  Sunday. However, Sunday accidents accounted for the highest average award across the week at €22,657. This shows that accidents which do occur on a Sunday are more severe, on average, than any other day of the week. Still, the report says that a driver is more likely to be involved in an accident on Friday, based on the numbers, and this appears to stack up. We have all experienced the “Friday rush” when workers are anxious to get home and start the weekend and when those socializing are anxious to get to their destinations.

Commenting on the figures Patricia Byron, CEO of the Injuries Board, said: “Last year saw a 10% reduction in the number of claims we received for fatal road accidents but the 104 fatal claims we did receive is 104 too many.  Our award trends indicate that the winter months are the most dangerous on our roads and we are urging all road users to be extra vigilant at this time.  We awarded over €157m in compensation for injuries sustained in road traffic accidents last year which reflects the significant human cost of these accidents not to mention the societal impact.”