Whenever I talk about road safety at Easter and Xmas I suggest the worst time to be on the road is Friday afternoons. Something I’ve witnessed over many years where on a Friday drivers intent on getting home for the weekend throw caution to the wind. So I was pleased to read the 2025 AAMI Crash Index which confirmed that Friday afternoons feature with the highest number of collision claims. AAMI suggesting the possible reason drivers are transitioning from the long working week into the weekend – they may be a bit fatigued and thinking about what they’ve got on on the weekend.” In fact, according to the report which analyzed 480,000 claims, afternoons in general are the less favourable times of any given day to drive. The report also suggesting that nationally, the worst drivers are aged 35-44 and 65-plus.

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