Deadly days

The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day only represent 28 percent of the days in the year. However in 2012, those days accounted for 40 percent of fatal crashes.

According to statistics from the Idaho Transportation Department, the stretch of 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the deadliest time for crashes on Idaho roads. The increase in crashes comes despite the fact that driving and road conditions are often at their best.

In a press release, Kootenai County Sheriff's Lt. Stu Miller said that those 100 days are the deadliest because "along with those better road conditions and warmer summer temperatures, there also are more people out on the roads recreating, school is out so more young drivers are using the roads, and more bicyclists and motorcycles are on the highways."

With that in mind, Miller noted the sheriff's office will be participating throughout the year in statewide traffic enforcement mobilizations for impaired driving, aggressive driving and seat belts in an effort to reduce the number of deadly traffic collisions on Idaho's roadways.