Nov 28, 2011

Sobering Map Pinpoints Every Vehicle-Related Death in the US : TreeHugger

 

...the total scale of lives lost on America's streets and highways is profoundly disturbing. Mapping site ITO Worldrecently compiled data of virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States between 2001 and 2009 into one sobering map.

According to information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the map above represents the 369,629 drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or cyclists killed in vehicle-related accidents in the US in that nine-year period. 

Via The Guardian