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Tax deadline day can be deadly for drivers

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. Drivers recklessly racing to the post office to meet the deadline might be one reason. Or it could be that stressing over taxes distracts motorists and contributes to human error, researchers said.

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That is both sad and amazing. Sad that so many deaths and accidents occur over taxes which occur every year for us and amazing that just one day makes such a big jump. I would like to read the exact studdies.