According to a recent study the rate of auto accident fatalities is measurably higher than normal on tax day.[1]
The researches looked at 30 years of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and determined that there is a six percent increase in roadway fatalities on tax day.
According to an article in the Daily News, the fact there are more motorists on the road and that drivers are taking routes that are not in their everyday routines might make Tax Day riskier. These factors might also help explain in traffic deaths on other days, including Super Bowl Sunday, July 4 and Election Day.
We hope everyone had a safe tax day.
[1] See New York Daily News article for more details at http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-04-11/news/31326761_1_tax-day-death-and-taxes-electronic-tax-filing .