Since when is 33,808 lower than 33,186?

Good question

A quote from NHTSA:

• 33,808 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2009, a 9.7 percent decline from 37,423 deaths reported in 2008, and the lowest number of deaths since 1950 (which had 33,186).

So, whazzup? New math?

Since the size of the sample doubled?

Read it again and tell us what it says

Okay. The first sentence said, "You probably saw the news items: Traffic deaths fall to a 59-year low!" It did not say "deaths per passenger-mile" or "deaths per road mile." So, talking about raw numbers of deaths, they "fell" from 33,186 to 33,808.

Your turn to explain....

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Del

33,808 is a 59 year low, if that number was lower than 33,186, it would be a greater than a 59 year low?

That's good news but the sad fact is the greater portion of those not killed in traffic accidents are in Iraq and Pakistan getting shot at.

Facts published that fewer solders die during a conflict at war then during peace time. Most of which were traffic accidents. Young men getting drunk and partying.