We wish we could say the state's improvement in the number of traffic fatalities in January was the result of better driving.
It's more likely that fatalities were down by nearly half in January because of the weather. Drivers slow down or cancel trips when the snow and ice begin to fall.
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said 32 people had died in auto accidents as of Saturday -- compared to 62 on the same date -- Feb. 6 -- in 2009.
The agency says six people were killed on the state's roads through Saturday -- down from eight for the month on the same date last year. We've had four major bouts with winter weather since the Christmas Eve storm. Fewer drivers means fewer accidents.
