How many people were killed in traffic accidents last year?

[uppityperson]

USA and/or England? Thank you, having a discusssion at work about # deaths from varied causes. Not going to get into risk factors, just talking #s. Thanks again.

[Virginia Dare]

1. Flying is still much safer than driving....n/t

[uppityperson]

6. I agree with this, definetly.

lack of implied control is what is scary with flying. Having a discussion with people @ work, thanks.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. a little over 43,000 in the U.S. in 2005. Why do you ask? n/t

[uppityperson]

7. discussion @ work, not risk factors but # dead from things. thanks

[Igel]

3. Two squirrelly sources agree,

so I'll post:

http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-4-24/40658.html
http://www.pritzkerlaw.com/Traffic_Fatalities/

43,200 for the US.

I could probably track down the source being used, but googling's easy enough.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. About 42,000 in the USA, over a million worldwide

http://www.carfree.com/cft/i028.html

[zanne]

5. Are you trying to invalidate that right-wing argument...

Y'know, how some of them say that "not many troops have been killed in Iraq as compared to the number of traffic deaths in the US every year? (I always thought that argument was like comparing apples and oranges)

[Ilsa]

8. I always ask them how many have to die before they realize

what a fraud Bush's war is.