DETROIT -- Driving is getting safer. The number of traffic deaths nationwide dropped about 3 percent last year, and the rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled tied a record low, according to government statistics. But the number of...
U.s. Traffic Deaths Go Down, Driving Getting Safer, Feds Report
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