Worldwide, an estimated 1.2 million people are killed in road crashes each year and as many as 40-50 million are injured.

1. Datafrom:
Worldwide,that's3,287deathseveryDAY.
IntheUS,that's90-100deathsperDAY.
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/en/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124509433747116067.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/02/03/car-crashes-kill-40000-in-us-every-year/
Drunkdrivingaccountsforabout1/3
ofthosefatalities.
Fatalitiesareexpectedtoincreaseby65%inthenext20years.
Nearly25%ofalltrafficaccidentsinvolvesomeonetalkingonacellphone.
Talkingonacellphonewhiledrivingcanmakeyourreactiontimeasslow
asa70year-old.
IntheUS,carcrashesarethe#1CAUSEOFDEATHforteenagers.
Pedestrianshavea90%chanceof
survivinganaccidentat30/KPHorless.
Onlya50%chanceatHIGHERSPEEDS.
Every15minutes/Death.
Every45minutes/Death.
Worldwide,anestimated1.2
millionpeoplearekilledinroad
crasheseachyearandasmanyas
40-50millionareinjured.
Projectionsindicatethatthesefigureswillincreasebyabout65%
overthenext20yearsunlessthereisnewcommitmenttoprevention.
2010
2030
33,963accidentalcardeathsintheUS
121,599accidentaldeathsintheUS
Alcohol DrugAbuse Violence Suicide
3/4
deathsaremale.
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