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 Auto facts to be aware ofMore people seem to be on the road every day. Where I live the freeways continue to be more and more congested. With the slow down caused by all this congestion you would think traffic accidents would be going down, they are not. Alternatively you need to dressed ore on the fact that there are more people than ever on the roads and every one of them can cause an accident. Here are some motor vehicle facts for you to be aware of. According to the Federal soldier Highway disposal as of Oct 2004 there were about 200,000,000 licensed drivers in the United States. The amount of men and women with licenses are about equal. about 70% of our population can lawfully drive. There are more registered cars, 231 1000000, than there are licensed drivers. In 2004 there were about 7 million motor vehicles involved in accidents. From those incidents over 3.5 1000000 injuries were reported. The subject Highway Traffic Safety disposal (NHTSA) has reported that over 43,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2002. According to the NHTSA rural areas compared to urban area are riskier to drive in. There is a 58.4% death rate in rural areas compared to urban areas. Rural drivers are more probably to log more miles and thus spend more time on the roadways. The death rate might also be higher due to the length of time it takes for exigency vehicles to arrive at the accident scene and get the injured to the infirmary. Motor vehicle accidents cost about $5,000 per sec if you broke it down. Most drivers will have a near car crash one to three times a month. There will be an really accident every five to eight years. If you are a lucky one and have not been involved in an accident than some has had been unfortunate person and taken up the slack. By 2025 it is expected that costs for car collisions will exceed 450 billion dollars. Perhaps technology will be advanced by then and motor vehicles can be made to be more resistant to collisions, or at least we can hope, so that this number will come down. A CarInsurance.com Customer Said: Good experience and it was fast and convenient. Tiffany L. Saint Augustine, FL Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes. It should not be interpreted as a recommendation to buy or sell any insurance product, or to provide financial or legal advice. This information is provided for information purposes only. Articles written by CarInsurance.com have a copyright and cannot be reproduced or republished in any way or form without the written consent from CarInsurance.com. You may use our RSS feed with an active link to our site. |