Reminder: exercise caution when u are out or doing any
activity
Social impact
According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in
Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in
the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people
are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in
doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed. "It's
been estimated that [US]$800 or $900 million is lost in business on
this day".[4] Despite this, representatives for both Delta and
Continental Airlines say that their airlines don't suffer from any
noticeable drop in travel on those Fridays.[12]
Rate of accidents
There are conflicting studies about the risk of accidents on Friday
the 13th. The Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) on June
12, 2008, stated that "fewer accidents and reports of fire and
theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on
other Fridays, because people are preventatively more careful or
just stay home; but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit
safer on Friday 13th; in the last two years, Dutch insurers
received reports of an average 7,800 traffic accidents each Friday;
but the average figure when the 13th fell on a Friday was just
7,500.[13][14] However, a 1993 study in the British Medical Journal
that compared the ratio of traffic accidents between Friday the 6th
and Friday the 13th, stated that there is a significant increase in
traffic-related accidents on Fridays the 13th.[15][2]