Slovenian Inspector Conducted Investigation on the Impact of Full Moon and Weather Conditions on the Number of Accidents

The number of traffic accidents with fatal consequences is proportionally related to weather conditions, as shown by the results of a statistical study in Slovenia. This conclusion was reached by senior inspector of the Slovenian police, Tomislav Iskra, who is responsible for statistical analyses.

He “cross-referenced” data on calls to the number “113”, which reports accidents requiring police and other emergency services intervention, with data on weather conditions across the country from 2006 to 2015, leading to interesting conclusions.

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He ranked the weather conditions in all police departments according to cloudiness, relative humidity, precipitation, pressure, and other elements into seven categories from “best” to “worst” and compared them with the number and consequences of traffic accidents in those areas.

The chart for the entire area of Slovenia shows that in the worst weather conditions, the number of calls to emergency services, as well as the number of accidents, is five percent lower than the average, while in the best weather, it is eight percent higher than the average.

In the area of the Koper police department, where the most sunshine and least precipitation is recorded, the result is specific: during the best weather, the number of interventions is one-third higher than in the worst weather conditions.

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When it comes to traffic accidents with fatal outcomes in the Koper police department, they are least frequent when the weather is worst, and most frequent when the weather conditions are excellent. This is also explained by the high traffic frequency towards the coast when the weather is nice, but also by greater caution among drivers when conditions are worse, as they reduce speed and adjust their driving to the state of the road.

The Slovenian inspector also analyzed the possible impact of full moon nights on accidents and calls to emergency services, but concluded that there is no correlation between these phenomena, despite the popular belief that the full moon negatively affects mood and that accidents occur more frequently than usual.