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In sixty years, smallest pace of commuter traffic fatalities on United States highways

Making automobiles safe wasn't the top priority of the United States auto market. The first priority for years was for making sure cars looked nice and moved fast. It was not until 1959 that Congress required U.S. vehicles to have seat belts, in response to staggering numbers of highway fatalities resulting from traffic accidents. It has shown in the numbers that safety technology in vehicles is more advanced. In 2009, there were, on United States of America streets, less fatalities recorded than there were in six decades. The Department of Transportation reported this. Article resource - Traffic deaths on U.S. highways hits lowest rate in 60 years .

Safety advancements and tougher laws make traffic deaths lessen

The Associated Press explains that less traffic fatalities are caused as a result of seat belts, airbags, body construction and stability control. It also makes clear that laws about drinking while driving and being distracted when driving help as well. By the numbers, traffic deaths decreased by 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest number on record since 1950. By comparison, 37,423 deaths related to highway accidents occurred in 2008. The number went down from 2008 to 2009. It was 1.26 fatalities per million miles and then went to 1.13 deaths. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proudly exclaimed the latest report "shows that America's roads are the safest they've ever been.".

Is it the economic recession?

Historical data suggests that highway fatalities have tended to decrease when The United States faces recession. For instance, within the late 1970s/early 1980s when Americans suffered via recession and oil shortages, the numbers were down. The same thing occurred within the early 1990s. In both cases, the cost of driving more than likely kept more people at home or pushed them toward public transportation. Automobile traffic deaths will clearly go down with fewer people driving. The Department of Transportation shows how this isn't the case. In 2009, there was a .2 percent increase in miles traveled by motorists. 

Distracted driving what law is preventing

It is always a bad idea to focus on cell phones or texting rather than the road. This is something legislation enforcement do not like. That is why more try to stop it. If more laws were developed like this in more states, the roads within the U.S. would be safer. This comes from an interview with LaHood from AP.

 

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Further reading

Star Tribune

startribune.com/business/102500979.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUI"

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt

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Force Democrats to Commit to a Particular Vision for America!!

 

 

There is any easy path back: Force Democrats to Commit to a Particular Vision for America.

To do this, consider a coalition between the Green and the Republican Parties.

Crazy you say?

Hear me out.

What is the best way to expose the basic fraud in the democrat appeal?

Force them to choose between the liberal base and the broad coalition.

What is the best way to do that?

Help the Green Party win those "safe" liberal seats tucked away in the inner cities.

Usually, the Republican Party doesn't even run a candidate in these seats. Why not contribute to Green Party victories in those Gerrymandered Liberal State Representative, State Senate, and U.S. Congressional seats?

How can you do that?

Prevent the democrats from blocking Green Party ballot access. Relax restrictions on ballot access. Contribute money to Green Party campaigns. At every opportunity, attack the hypocrisy of Democrat candidates in comparison to Green candidates.

Don't let the Democrats get away with installing another Baraka tHUSAME Obama in a nice safe State Senate seat like the one in Hyde Park, Chicago. Make the would be "liberal" democrats fight the Green Party for those seats. Make them prove their liberal credentials so that they can't run away from their commitments as soon as they see lobby money waived in their faces.

This is way better than the K-Street project. The Green Party project would actually work.

Think of the effect on the Democrat Party.

Democrats would have to choose between, on the one hand, an honest and straightforward socialist approach, or, on the other hand, a weasel-worded, flim-flam, Obama type campaign of deception in which they promise everything and deliver nothing but image.

How can Republicans continue letting the Democrats finesse all the major issues of the day, without forcing them to commit to their best solution?

Exhibit A: immigration policy.

Exhibit B: trade policy and globalism

Exhibit C: income redistribution

Force the democrat liberals to choose.

You really want "Choice not an Echo," then start by forcing the liberals to choose. It'll make your job easier.

If Green members take the liberal seats in the State Houses and Congress, the Green Party can form a coalition with the Republican Party, just as happens with third parties in Canada, Europe and Israel.

Coalitions allow the parties to unite to accomplish specific goals. It's not true that there could never be a project on which Republicans and Greens could agree. Starting with the selection of a Speaker of the House (state or federal), the opportunity to form a coalition with the Green Party could offer significant advantages to Republicans over their Democrat rivals.

The beauty of a multi-party system is that each party passionately represents it's own constituency. As the constituencies expand, the influence of the party expands. Each party negotiates on behalf of its constituency for the best government possible. There is less ideological fraud.

The Republicans have been trying to run on ideology since 1964 - as if Republicans were in a multi-party system. Instead of a straight up debate, Republicans keep using wedge issues and sleezy (Atwater type) campaigns in order to win. This must be frustrating to those who want to have a full opportunity to work out a functioning philosophy of government. How can you do this if the Democrats can't be pinned down?

Force the democrats to stick with a message. Force them to represent their constituents.

Force the democrats to face the Green Party.

Force liberal democrats to chose between the Democrat Party and the Green Party.

Liberal democrats will either disappear; or, the Democrat Party will accept a fixed ideological position. Either way, is good for Republicans. And, coincidentally, it would be good for America.

 

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