This Friday the 13th could be particularly unlucky on the roads, according to new accident analysis from the AA and Workwise UK as part of Commute Smart Week.

With Friday being the worst day for road accidents, and November a consistently bad month for road casualties, a combination of the two is likely to make this Friday 13th a bad day.

Overall, 10% or 3,426 more road casualties happen on Fridays than other days of the week, although the morning rush-hour and the 5-6pm slot are safer than for the average weekday.

From 2pm to 5pm and the early evening, road casualties on a Friday are up to 20% higher than the average for the other weekdays. But, by late evening, the casualty rate has risen to twice that of other weekdays.

Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, said: “The clocks going back signal an increase in road accidents. Deteriorating weather conditions combined with dark mornings and evenings can be bad news for road users and pedestrians.”