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Originally Posted by Two Bills
Just to put a bit of perspective on the problem.
3,287 deaths a day in the USA by car accidents!
Unless going to infected areas in China. Why?
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Let's put a better, more accurate perspective on this:
"The table below shows the motor vehicle fatality rate in the United States by year from 1899 through 2017.. For 2016 specifically, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data shows 5 people were killed in 34,436 motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. In 2010, there were an estimated 5,419,000 crashes, 30,296 deadly, killing 32,999, and injuring 2,239,000.
YEAR
DEATHS
VMT– VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (BILLIONS)
FATALITIES PER 100 MILLION …
2018
36,560
3,223
1.13
2017
37,133
3,213
1.16
2016
37,806
3,174
1.19
2015
35,485
3,095
1.15"