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According to The United States
Department of Transportation's "The Economic Costs Of Motor Vehicle Crashes,"
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that motor vehicle
crashes account for approximately four million injuries and 40,000 fatalities
each year. The chart below offers a brief summary regarding the breadth of this
crisis in the United States.
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1999
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2000
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| Persons Killed |
41,611 |
41,800 |
| Persons Injured |
3,236,000 |
3,219,000 |
| Fatal Crashes |
37,043 |
37,338 |
| Nonfatal Crashes |
6,242,000 |
6,266,000 |
| Injury Crashes |
2,054,000 |
2,079,000 |
| Property Damage |
$4,188,000 |
$4,187,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), 2000 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes based on
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the National Automotive
Sampling System General Estimates System (NASS GES).
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