20,000 preventable and unnecessary annual deaths in the U.S.

via Greater Greater Washington (highlight)

The World Health Organization reports 12.3 annual traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States. Compare that with 3.85 in Japan and 4.5 in Germany. If the U.S. achieved similar rates, more than 20,000 deaths would be prevented each year.

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