Fatal accidents involving drinking, speeding according to road type

Here are the percentages of fatal accidents, by type of road, that involved risk factors like drinking and speeding based on a study of 562,712 fatal accidents in the United States from 1994 to 2008.

Road Type .... Drinking ... Speeding

Interstate ....... 24.5 ....... 30.9

U.S. Highways .... 25.7 ....... 22.0

State Highways ... 30.8 ....... 27.0

Municipal Roads .. 28.9 ....... 29.3

County Roads ..... 39.5 ....... 36.9

Township Roads ... 35.5 ....... 38.7

Total ............ 31.0 ....... 29.9

(Source: Scripps Howard News Service study of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatal Analysis Reporting System.)

(Contact Thomas Hargrove at hargrovet(at)shns.com.)

(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)

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If you look at the numbers, over 80,000 people die each year from preventable medical mistakes. Wouldn't that make seeing your doctor the riskiest action?

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If you look at the numbers, over 80,000 people die each year from preventable medical mistakes. Wouldn't that make seeing your doctor the riskiest action?
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Thank you so much for such an in-depth article! I think that the more important info to see, in terms of preventable hospital care, would be how many people can't afford to go to the hospital that really should. With Health Insurance costs rising over time, it's staggering how many people are going into debt because they get sick or injured. What about the person that gets hit by a drunk driver that is uninsured? While the legal system tries to take measures to protect it's citizens, the fact remains that it's going to cost money somewhere in assistance and rehabilitation.

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This is absolutely true, well in my country traffics always tried to change rules as a benefit for people but people are still having accidents and the main causes are drunk people and speed.Thanks for sharing this article it's pretty interesting to know about it.

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Nice posting by SHNS. I like this informative posting. It is a serious problem in most of the nations. People who drink while driving should view this post that could be method to solve as much as possible. Maximum accidents happen by driving with high speed and with drinking. Though, traffic rules and regulations are trying to avoid the system, still the practices are not totally eradicated or stopped. It is to be though by driver himself/herself. Many have lost their lives and property due to of this and still the number may continue to increase, if not solved in time. It is leading for rising in health insurance cost.Thank you for the posting.

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