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December 14, 2005
CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS CHIEFLY KILLED BY M.V. CRASHES
A recent research note published in NHTSA’s Traffic Safety Facts series stresses that despite gains made in motor vehicle crash injury control, crashes are still the leading cause of death to Americans from ages 3 to 33 and, because of their their lethal impact on children and young adults, rank third behind cancer and heart disease in terms of lost years of life for Americans of all ages. “Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of Death in the United States, 2002” is based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics as analyzed by NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
Posted by MVHAP at December 14, 2005 06:12 PM