I still cant get over the 43,000 deaths per year figure (118 per day).
I was starting to think the number might be wrong, so I did some checking. Unfortunately, the number is correct.
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov
There must be things we could do to make the present transportation system (cars / trucks / highways / city streets...) less prone to collisions and out of control vehicles
the basic concept of a car and a roadway hasnt changed in the last 100+ years. Maybe that is part of the problem?