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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Annual Toll of vehicle accidents in US

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration drug and alcohol regulations released the Best practices while driving, where the annual toll of possible accidents were recorded. The statistics state:
  1. 24,000 people will die on the highway due to the legally impaired driver. 
  2. 12,000 more will die on the highway due to the alcohol-affected driver. 
  3. 15,800 will die in non-highway accidents.
  4. 30,000 will die due to alcohol-caused liver disease. 
  5. 10,000 will die due to alcohol-induced brain disease or suicide. 
  6. Up to another 125,000 will die due to alcohol-related conditions or accidents