Number of Pedestrians. Clearly pedestrian accidents are over-represented during these holidays. This clearly demonstrates that the crashes occurring on these holiday periods are more severe than Friday-Monday crashes during the rest of the year. The increased severity is further confirmed by the number of multiple-fatality crashes. Causal Vehicle Type.
Trucks are under-represented indicating a reduced commercial mix during the holiday periods.
Age of Causal Driver. Causal Driver Race. Holiday periods seem to be particularly bad for African American drivers. Surprisingly, this is not significantly different from that observed in the non-holiday times. The collective of the close states make those drivers from within Alabama under-represented for holiday weekends.