Tax Deadline Day Can Be Deadly On Roads

Tax deadline day can be deadly on roads ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 04:55 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 CHICAGO - The two certainties in life - death and taxes - may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day. Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said having more motorists on the road and drivers taking routes that are not in their everyday routines might make Tax Day riskier. Rader says studies have shown that drivers are safest on routes they know the best - for example, commuting to work or taking the kids to school. The nonprofit group is funded by car insurance companies and studies ways to reduce car crashes. Dr.