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Re:U.S. House approves proposal to speed the deployment of s... by fuhrysteve on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @11:31PM (#15188967)
> attributed to increased driving, encouraged by economic factors such as higher employment and lower gas prices

Interesting - I always assumed that the increase in road deaths was at least largely due to increased cellphone usage, resulting in distracted drivers.

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Re:U.S. House approves proposal to speed the deployment of s... by ehnto on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @11:39PM (#15188995)
It's not to say that's not still the cause of many of them, just that with more people on the road more accidents can occur.
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Re:U.S. House approves proposal to speed the deployment of s... by russdill on Thursday September 07, 2017 @06:35AM (#15190508)
Perhaps they've been offset by increased safety standards.
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