Road death toll is health issue, say MPs - The Guardian 29th October 2008

The government is not doing enough to prevent road accidents from becoming a serious public health problem, MPs have warned. The Commons transport committee is urging ministers to reduce road deaths from fewer than 3,000 a year to 2,000 by 2020 in its report, published today. Road accidents are the largest single cause of death for people aged between five and 35, and accidents cost the economy an estimated 1.5% of GDP, or £18bn, every year.

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