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05-10-2006, 04:10 PM
A scientific panel meeting in Paris, France has placed the Dominican Republic as one of the most dangerous places to drive in the world. In the Dominican Republic, the level of accidents and fatalities exceeds even that of the African nations. The group pointed out that there are 1.2 million traffic fatalities throughout the world in 2002 and called for serious steps to be taken to reduce this number in the coming years. The World Bank has estimated that by 2026 traffic fatalities will increase by 66%. In the wealthier countries the increase will be 28% but in places like China it is estimated that it will reach a 92% increase and India a 142% increase. In high-income European countries, there are 11 traffic fatalities for every 100,000 inhabitants, and in Africa the number climbs to 24/100,000. In countries with reliable statistics, countries like El Salvador and the Dominican Republic report 41 or 42 traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. In these developing countries the majority of the dead are pedestrians or people traveling on two-wheeled vehicles. According to the researchers, the "majority of the people who died on the roads in 2002 were not inside vehicles."
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