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How is Texas impacted economically?
According to the NHTSA in 2000 (the most recent year for
which data is available) Texas lost $19.8 billion dollars
to our economy due to collisions. The economic cost to Texas,
just due to speed related crashes was 3.5 billion. (see
chart below)
Economic
Impact Of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, 2000
| $19.8 Billion |
$3.5
Billion |
| $231.0 Billion |
$40.4
Billion |
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Automobile fatalities
are the number one cause of on-the-job deaths. That ends
up costing the average employer nearly $120,000 per employee
death.
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