June 13, 2008
Lucky 13
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Unlucky for some? Dutch statisticians have established that Friday 13th, a date regarded in many countries as inauspicious, is actually safer than an average Friday.
A study published on Thursday by the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) showed that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays.
"I find it hard to believe that it is because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home, but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th," CVS statistician Alex Hoen told the Verzekerd insurance magazine.
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3 comments:
Too funny!! I am not a big fan of Friday the 13th...mainly because I don't like horror movies and they always seem to release on this date..
Mel
13 has always been my lucky number... but then again, I was born on a Friday the 13th!
You are right, it is just like an online scrapbook! I am not into all of the cutting and pasting, but this I can do! Thanks for inspiring me!
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