Hello friends, and happy 2013! We trust you had a pleasant new year celebration, but more importantly, we hope it was a safe one. All you have to do is search for general statistics regarding holidays and driving to find that New Year’s Day is one, if not the most dangerous single day to be out on the road. One website examined every major American holiday using 15 years of NHTSA data regarding fatal car accidents to come up with their own list of the 11 most dangerous holidays for driving. While New Year’s Day’s place at number one is not exactly surprising, the increased risk is, which the author calculates to be 50%. Yikes, that means you are half as likely to get in an accident when you take to the road that night, or as the author effectively puts it:
Basically, driving in a car on New Year’s Day is approximately as dangerous as driving a motorcycle at 2 PM on an average Tuesday.
With odds like that, a rear view camera on you or your family’s automobile has never been a sounder investment. Backup cameras eliminate your blind zone and allow you to see in the dark. Think about that! Contact us today and reverse with confidence!