U.S. car accident cost: $164.2 billion
My point in this post is everyone could use safer roads. And rest easy, drivers' in Maryland take a grueling 20 question test before being allowed to drive.
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By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Auto accidents cost each American more than $1,000 a year, 2-1/2 times the cost of the traffic jams that frustrate the nation's drivers, according to a report issued Wednesday.
The motorist advocacy group AAA said accidents cost $164.2 billion each year, which based on the methodology used in the report comes to an annual per person cost of $1,051.
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Yet, the annual tally of motor vehicle-related fatalities barely registers as a blip in most people's minds."
The nation needs to change its "cultural complacency" regarding accident deaths on its roads,
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Elly Martin, a spokeswoman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told CNNMoney.com that the cost of accidents to society could be even greater than what the AAA study is predicting.
Martin said a prior study by her group concluded"that the cost to society was $230.6 billion in 2000 and the likelihood is that it is even greater today."
"Society is paying a huge price for motor vehicle crashes on our roadways," she said. To top of page
*Drivers are calculated the same way cyclists are counted - by their primary means of transportation to work.
On-Star: <a href="http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/plans/acr.jsp">http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/plans/acr.jsp</a>
CNNMoney.com: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/05/news/economy/AAA_study/">http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/05/news/economy/AAA_study/</a>
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