In April, the Department of transportation reported that 32,788 people in car accidents nationwide the lowest number were killed last year in 60 years. The statistics were impressive in California, the 2.715 accident deaths, a 12 percent drop below 2009 numbers and the lowest number since World War II report, in accordance with the Office of traffic safety. The California OTS announced Wednesday that the Government rewarded $ 76 million on the market Federal Security grants for this impressive drop in car-accident related deaths. California must with tight budgets get on the map this Fund and will support initiatives we hope, the improvement of pedestrian and bicycle safety clever.

It is true that vehicles the largest number of accident deaths in California, consisting of 43 percent of the State total accident of fatalities account for. But other accidents, including pickup trucks, motorcycles and pedestrians, the majority of road deaths in California and in the country for victims. In fact, because 13 percent of California deaths, a small part of despite, from which the State commuters, motorcycle accidents make up bikers are also more prone to accidents than car drivers.

Of course is not to say that efforts should continue to reduce its share of car accident deaths California. The decline was the result of consistent hard work by security officials statewide. "Well run road safety campaigns by law enforcement agencies throughout the State dangerous driver behavior targeting is a factor for the further reduction of transport-related deaths and wounded," California Highway Patrol said Commissioner Joe Farrow. "Through the behavior changes of public as buckling up driving ability a driver doesn't drink and eliminating distractions, daily, progress what to lives saved."

California is ready to use the 76 million in grants to improve road safety for the State of the driver. But more than anything else, the successful campaign to reduce the deaths accident proves that the State could implement similar discounts in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities. Even more impressive future can this safer federal funds developed, reward to the State for the improvement of road safety across the Board lead.

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