There\u2019s an open secret in America: If you want to kill someone, do it with a car. As long as you\u2019re sober, chances are you\u2019ll never be charged with any crime, much less manslaughter. Over the past hundred years, as automobiles have been woven into the fabric of our daily lives, our legal system has undermined public safety, and we\u2019ve been collectively trained to think of these deaths as unavoidable \u201caccidents\u201d or acts of God. Today, despite the efforts of major public-health agencies and grassroots safety campaigns, few are aware that car crashes are the number one cause of death for Americans under 35. But it wasn\u2019t always this way.
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Murder Machines: Why Cars Will Kill 30,000 Americans This Year<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n