Epidemic proportions

By Steve Fennessy Thursday June 2, 2005 12:04 AM EDT

35
?The number of traffic deaths reported over the Memorial Day weekend in Georgia — a record.

42,800
?The projected number of deaths on American roads in 2004, a figure that Norman Mineta, secretary of transportation, said represents a national epidemic.?

860
?The number of U.S. fatalities in Iraq in 2004.

Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Defense.??

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