March 30, 2004
We're Number 1!
N.Y. tops big cities in fewest traffic deaths
"Fewer people are killed on New York's thoroughfares than in any other big city in the U.S. - and the Big Apple is less deadly than plenty of minor-league hubs, too."
Woo Hoo! We're number 1! We're number 1!
"There are 4.4 traffic fatalities per 100,000 residents in the nation's largest city, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. Los Angeles, the country's second-biggest hub, followed with 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people."
Ok. I wonder what the number of cars per 100,000 is for the cities mentioned. I bet New York is very low on that list. Oh, the story says this at the end: "New York is the only place in the U.S. where more than half the households do not own a car." Bingo.
"New York had 355 traffic fatalities in 2002 - nearly half of them, 162 - were pedestrians, according to the report, which was based on 2002 data."
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posted by at March 30, 2004 8:38 PM
