Friday the 13th Not Bad Omen for Drivers

Now here is some science for you!

There are a lot of rich quotes in this gem of a story including this one:

Furthermore, "we don't have any evidence" to suggest that women may be at higher risk of traffic accidents on Friday the 13th than men, he added.

(One bit of minutiae: I like how the sentence starts with 'Furthermore' and ends with 'he added'. This reporter must be getting paid by the word.)

and better - since this is a scientist after all:

Since the previous study on traffic deaths based its findings on a relatively small number of people, "it is indeed possible" that the result is due to chance alone, Summala said.