In article >,
william lynch > wrote:

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> The rates aren't dropping, but have flatlined, which means the
> amount of deaths are rising. Check your facts before spouting
> off next time.
>
> http://www.nhtsa.com/people/Crash/crashstatistics/



Agency: Highway death rate hits new low
By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | April 21, 2005

WASHINGTON --The highway fatality rate sank to a record low last year,
the government estimated Thursday, but the administration and auto
safety advocates bemoaned an increase in the total number of traffic
deaths and urged a national focus on seat belt use.

The fatality rate dropped even as the total number of traffic deaths
crept up because more drivers were on the road.

The fatality rate slid from 1.48 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles
traveled in 2003 to 1.46 deaths in 2004. It was the lowest since records
were first kept in 1966, when the rate was 5.50 deaths.

The data released Thursday are considered projections. NHTSA plans to
release final 2004 fatality figures in August. NHTSA collects crash
statistics from all 50 states.

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