» QUIZ: How much do you know about St. Patrick’s Day?
The holiday is one of the booziest days of the years, according to the report. St. Patty’s Day ranked 4th for most popular drinking days, and more than 13 million pints of Guinness will be consumed worldwide on Friday.
That’s a lot of beer, which increased alcohol-related car crashes considerably in 2015. About 75 percent of car crashes on St. Patrick’s Day involved a driver who consumed twice the legal limit, according to the report, and 30 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes over the holiday weekend in 2015.
Some fun facts about the day?
• More than 56 percent of Americans plan to celebrate the holiday.
• The average partier will spend about $38 on St. Patrick’s Day.
• More than 82 percent of partiers will wear green.
• There are 16 places in the U.S. named Dublin.
• More than 31 percent of Americans plan to cook a special dinner on St. Patrick’s Day.
So where should you spend the day? Here’s the top 20 places in the U.S.:
1. Buffalo
2. Madison
3. Boston
4. Cedar Rapids
5. Worcester
6. Pittsburgh
7. Akron
8. Tampa
9. Philadelphia
10. Cleveland
11. Naperville
12. Rochester
13. Cincinnati
14. Chicago
15. Springfield, Mass.
16. Springfield, Mo.
17. St. Paul
18. Overland Park
19. Sioux Falls
20. Grand Rapids
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