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❲ SAFETY ❳ Top 5 Accident Descriptions SPONSORED BY 1 Age of Drivers Involved in Accidents: 2009-2012 12% 2011: 7.7% 2012: 7.7% 2010: 17.0% 2012: 24.4% 2011: 27.4% 2012: 27.6% 2010: 17.0% 2011: 16.1% OTHER PARTY FAILED TO YIELD SOURCE: PHH ARVAL 12% 10% 8% 6% $ $ 4% SALES $ SERVICE 2% Drivers between the ages of 36 and 45 continue to be involved in the highest percentage of accidents in 2012. SOURCE: FLEET RESPONSE 2009: 16.7% 2010: 17.0% 2011: 22.5% 2012: 24.1% 2012: 16.9% 46 7% Accidents by Time of Day 0% 6-7 AM 7-8 AM 8-9 AM AUTOMOTIVE FLEET ❙ 2013 9-10 10-11 11 AM- 12-1 AM AM NOON PM 1-2 PM 2-3 PM 3-4 PM 4-5 PM 5-6 PM Sales feet drivers experienced the highest percentage of accidents between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., while service feet drivers experience the highest percentage of accidents between the hours of 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. SOURCE: FLEET RESPONSE Accidents by Day of Week 46-54 2009: 16.7% The top type of accident in 2011 was damage to a feet vehicle by another vehicle while parked, at 12 percent of incidents. PARKING/ BACKING Highest percentage involved in accidents in 2012. 55+ MISCELLANEOUS COMPREHENSIVE 8% 2009: 16.7% 2009: 16.7% 2010: 17.0% 9% 5 26-35 2011: 26.2% 36-45 10% 4 ACCIDENT PERCENTAGE 2010: 8.9% 3 DAMAGED WHILE PARKED/ OTHER PARTY HIT REAR OR DRIVER OTHER PARTY 18-25 2009: 11.3% 2 6.4% 17.9% 17.6% Sund y Sunday day Monday y Tuesday y r nda cale 17.8% r nda cale r nda cale r nda cale Wednesday 17.0% 16.1% 7.1% Thursday y Friday Saturday r nda cale r nda cale r nda cale Perhaps due to drivers having a "case of the Mondays," the frst day of the typical work week shows the highest percentage of accidents at 17.9 percent. SOURCE: THE CEI GROUP