Road accidents regularly rise as darkness falls

Government statistics show that October and November is the peak period for road accidents.As summertime ends, leaves are falling, rain is falling more frequently and darkness is falling increasingly earlier in the evening. Is it more than a coincidence that the number of road accidents occurring at this time of year increases? Department of Transport Road Safety statistics for 2005-09 show October and November having the highest number of personal injury road accidents in four out of the five years. In 2009, the number reported in November was up to 40% higher than other months.