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The total economic and societal damage caused by motor vehicle accidents amounts to $871 billion a year. For taxpayers, this means an additional tax burden of $230 for every household.

De-classified documents, known as Monsanto Papers, have revealed that the company allegedly sponsored ghostwritten articles to defend its products.

Despite claims against ParaGard’s breakage issues, the Food and Drug Administration has not issued recall orders for the product. It is still legal for the company to sell and embed the devices in patients.

Pitbulls are responsible for most dog bite cases in the US. The breed accounts for 25 percent of all the reported dog bites in the country.

The 2020 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) revealed that 26 percent of pedestrian fatalities occurred between six and nine pm. An additional 25 percent of pedestrian deaths occurred between nine pm and midnight.

About 38 percent of fatal crashes in 2020 were moving vehicle collisions. Meanwhile, collisions with fixed objects, such as guardrails and lamp posts, account for 30.6 percent of all traffic deaths.

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, motor vehicle crashes and catastrophic falls are the most frequent cause of spinal cord injuries, including herniated discs.

Section 27803 of the California Vehicle Code mandates the use of safety helmets by motorcyclists and their passengers. The law puts California among the states that require helmet use, including Alabama, Louisiana, and Nebraska.

According to Florida Traffic Crash Facts Report, around 25,414 property damage crashes happened in Broward County in 2021, a 22.04 percent increase from 2020.

Around 4.8 million additional roadway users were severely injured in crashes In 2020, costing the US economy $474 billion.

Most large-truck crash fatalities are passengers of other vehicles rather than truck occupants.  Seventy-one percent of the 4,965 people who died in truck accidents in 2020 were passengers of other cars.

Fatal and non-fatal injuries from road accidents are projected to cost the global economy approximately $1.8 trillion from 2015 to 2030 (in 2010 USD).