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Not all of them did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in...

• raverbashing 13y ago
  Well 2012 number is around 10 deaths per 100,000 habitants. In 1990 it was 17 per 100k. These are rates comparable to 1925 (while the number of cars was still in rapid ascent) Now, I don't know if there is a statistic of that, but it seems to me the main contributor to your road safety is yourself. So don't speed, don't DUI, know the limitations of your vehicle and you should be pretty safe even driving a car from 1990.
  • brazzy 13y ago
    A 40% reduction in fatalities does not seem significant to you? And here are historical sales figures: http://wardsauto.com/keydata/historical/UsaSa01summary http://wardsauto.com/keydata/historical/UsaSa01summary - starts in 1931, but suggests that the number of cars in 1925 was about 1/10 that of 1990 (for about 1/3 the population). And no amount of personal competence and carefulness can fully protect you against other people's mistakes.
    • raverbashing 13y ago
      "40% reduction in fatalities" is similar to "double the risk of cancer", it does not tell anything about the real risk The average risk is still small by today's standarts at 17 by 100k (per year). It's probably better because of systemic improvements (and in the 90's you were adding older cars to the statistic) Besides, you're not going to stay with the clunker forever. Everything has a risk in life, but if some prefer to live in a bubble so be it.