OCTOBER SURPRISE: Traffic volume is up and...
OCTOBER SURPRISE: Traffic volume is up and now is a good time to start being more careful on the roads, officials say. . . . Year after year, more injury-causing traffic accidents in Orange County occur in October than any other month. It’s no coincidence. . . . One reason is the time change--nights start getting longer. Also, says the California Highway Patrol’s Angel Johnson, “Weather is a factor. People get out to enjoy that last bit of warm sunshine.”
Scary Roads
October produces more traffic accidents involving injuries in the county than any other month:
Top five months and number of traffic accidents Oct.: 1,682 Aug.: 1,540 Nov.: 1,507 March: 1,492 July: 1,481 Source: California Highway Patrol Annual Report, 1991
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