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November 29, 2011 By News Staff
Between 2001 and 2009, nearly 370,000 people died on U.S. roads, and an interactive map from ITO World – using official data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – lets users dial down and view each and every one. Each dot -- in blue, green, orange, purple and black -- represents a life lost, and details age, year of crash, male or female, and whether multiple persons were killed.
Image © ITO World Ltd. Fatality data from FARs (public information). Base mapping © MapQuest 2011, map data © OpenStreetMap and contributors CC-BY-SA.
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Does it also include major causes of death and injury, like the top 4: -Alcohol, -Cellphone, -Illegal alien, -Teenage driver If there was some semblance of patrolling or enforcement, the rates would drop. That's why countries with higher density and higher speeds have per capita lower accident rates...they actually enforce their laws. unlike the US, led by the white house, where you only enforce laws that are not an inconvenience.
Our mapping above shows the raw facts: mode of transport, when, where, age, and gender. The aim was to be clear, simple and punchy. We feel that we have been successful with over 100K visits to the site already. There is a lot more detail in the source data which we could use (e.g. see p.567-605 covers alcohol/drugs and p502 for cellphone usage) It also includes the ages of all the drivers and their order of involvement. We are happy to do more mapping and analysis on commission. Fyi, here is the official FARS coding manual detailing what data is available. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811353.pdf
MOVE TO EASTERN NEVADA OR TRY SOUTH EASTERN SERBIA - UGH!!!! I'LL STILL TAKE MY CHANCES IN S.F.