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Traffic Fatalities * USA - Reach Record Low, DOT Says
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -11 March 2010: -- The Department of Transportation said Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter... According to early DOT projections, the fatality rate, which takes into account the number of miles traveled, reached the lowest level ever recorded, DOT said in a statement... DOT estimated the highway death count at 33,963, a drop of 8.9% from the 37,261 reported in 2008... The fatality rate for 2009 declined to the lowest on record, to 1.16 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, down from 1.25 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2008, DOT said... The data did not show the fatality rate related to trucks...
* USA - Crash-Related Data Hidden by Toyota
Southlake,TX,USA -MSNBC, by Curt Anderson & Danny Robbins - March 5, 2010: -- Most modern vehicles have event data recorder "black boxes". Toyota has blocked access to data stored for years... Toyota has recalled 8M vehicles to fix problems. 52 people have died in crashes linked to accelerator problems... Toyota's "black box" information is emerging as a critical legal issue. Most other automakers routinely allow much more open access... Toyota has been inconsistent and sometimes contradictory about data recorded. Has repeatedly stonewalled or settled in lawsuits to avoid disclosing data... "Because the EDR system is an experimental device and is neither intended, nor reliable, for accident reconstruction, Toyota's policy is to download data only at the direction of law enforcement, NHTSA or a court order" said Toyota statement... (Photo: Toyota recall timeline)Labels: traffic fatalities
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