Lung cancer deaths aren’t the only fatality on the decline. New estimates released today by the Transportation Department show that 32,788 Americans were killed in traffic-related accidents in 2010, which is the fewest number of deaths since 1949.
Lung cancer deaths aren’t the only fatality on the decline. New estimates released today by the Transportation Department show that 32,788 Americans were killed in traffic-related accidents in 2010, which is the fewest number of deaths since 1949.
“This decrease is quite significant,” says ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. And what can we thank for it? “Fortunately, more people are now wearing seat belts while fewer individuals are drinking and driving. Focusing on these practices, rather than misguided and useless exercises such as banning BPA or phthalates, is very important since it actually translates to saving more lives,” she adds.
