Transportation information experts at ITO World used OpenStreetMap along with NHTSA's data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to create the following interactive map, which details "virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States as a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle between between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2009. For each incident you will be able to see the person's age, sex and the year in which the crash took place."
Every dot represents a life (color coded to represent vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians). This holiday season, it's a vivid reminder to buckle up, don't drink and drive, put down the cell phone, and drive safe.
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