Spring break is the deadliest time of year for holiday travel in Florida, new research shows

MedicalXpress | يون 30, 2026

On any given U.S. holiday, traffic crashes claim more than 500 lives. But according to a new study published in Risk Analysis, the real danger lurks early in the annual calendar. The spring break window (from late February through early April) carries a significantly higher traffic fatality and injury risk than the Thanksgiving-to-New Year's Day holiday stretch and every other period of the year.