Posted on 08/31/2006 8:14:48 AM PDT by Jane2005
In a series of new ads for Volkswagen's Jetta, drivers merrily go about their way, yakking it up with passengers, when a terrible crash occurs. Air bags burst open. Passengers emerge relatively unscathed. And the tagline appears: Safe happens.
They are powerful commercials -- and just a tad misleading. After all, cars have been stuffed with air bags and a host of other government-mandated safety features for years. Yet more than 40,000 people still manage to die in highway accidents annually. In 2005, the number of traffic fatalities actually climbed to the highest level since 1990, according to data out this month. At the same time, the fatality rate -- the number of highway deaths per 100 million miles traveled -- hasn't moved much in years.
What gives?
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What gives?
Accidents HAPPEN. There is no totally avoiding things that will kill you.
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