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> In the US alone we have about 4.5 million accidents and 30,000 deaths yearly. More like 40,000 deaths yearly, these days. In 2015, it was 38,300 [1], and it
by greeneggs 10y ago
> In the US alone we have about 4.5 million accidents and 30,000 deaths yearly.
More like 40,000 deaths yearly, these days. In 2015, it was 38,300 [1], and it had increased 8% (or 2067 deaths) in the first nine months of 2016 [2].
[1] http://www.newsweek.com/2015-brought-biggest-us-traffic-death-increase-50-years-427759 http://www.newsweek.com/2015-brought-biggest-us-traffic-deat...
[2] http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/traffic-deaths-surged-8-months-2016-article-1.2945696 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/traffic-deaths-surg...