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Reuters Friday 13th not more unlucky, study shows Thu Jun 12, 12:03 PM ET 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.
"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. In the last two years, Dutch insurers received reports of an average 7,800 traffic accidents each Friday, the CVS study said. But the average figure when the 13th fell on a Friday was just 7,500. There were also fewer incidents of fire and theft, although the average value of losses on Fridays 13th was slightly higher.
A view of the Herengracht in Amsterdam, the grandest of four waterways lin this file photo from January 23, 2008. Dutch statisticians have established that Friday 13th, a date regarded in many countries as inauspicious, is actually safer than an average Friday.
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