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There is an interesting table at http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourCar/crash-test-1959-chevy-vs-2009-chevy.aspx http://articles.moneycent
by dmv 17y ago
There is an interesting table at http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourCar/crash-test-1959-chevy-vs-2009-chevy.aspx http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourCar...
"Highway safety then and now"
Registered vehicles:
1959 - 71.5 million
2008 - 255 million
Miles driven:
1959 - 700 billion
2008 - 2.9 trillion
Fatalities:
1959 - 37,910
2008 - 37,261
- Periodic 17y agoA 75% reduction in fatalities per million-miles-driven in 50 years. That's very good to see. Thank you for bringing in the numbers.