Research: More Americans die from car pollution than car crashes - Quartz

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A new study from MIT suggests that in the US, 53,000 people a year die prematurely because of automobile pollution, compared to 34,000 people a year who die in traffic accidents.

These results more than double the number of people who die in the US every year as a result of automobiles, to nearly 100,000. One in five Americans is in danger from air pollution, and it appears that the hazard is primarily their proximity to roadways.

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Research: More Americans die from car pollution than car crashes - Quartz

MoBikeFed comment: One point about the article's phrasing: Car crashes are not "accidents". They have specific causes and are very much preventable. Of course, the very same can be said about car pollution . . .