According to the US Census Bureau's statistics[1], an annual average of 43,800 people have died within thirty days of a car accident in the years surveyed betwe

According to the US Census Bureau's statistics[1], an annual average of 43,800 people have died within thirty days of a car accident in the years surveyed between 1980-2006. To put this in perspective, 58,228 Americans were killed during the entire Vietnam War.[2] Likewise, for injuries, an average of 3.1 million were injured per year in car crashes[3], and 153,452 Americans were wounded during the Vietnam War.[2] [1]: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/09s1063.pdf [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties#United_States_Armed_Forces [3]: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/09s1066.pdf Covers 1990-2006.