Period of Occurrence of Accidents, Daytime versus Nighttime
Most of the accidents occurred during the day, with the highest percentage share occurred in 2002 with 70% of all accident occurrence. The highest record of accidents was in 2003 with daytime share of occurrence at 68%. The lowest daytime occurrence of traffic accident was in 2006 with 58% of total accidents accruing to daytime accidents. The nighttime traffic accidents percentage share of total traffic accidents were oscillating at 30 to 38% with 2006 having the highest nighttime traffic accident. The figures do not indicate that nighttime driving is safe, the high percentage share of daytime accidents can be attributed to the fact that there are more motorists and more pedestrians during the day who face the danger of vehicular accidents.