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stop the killing 1

"A new study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a national think tank in Washington D.C., shows that, for 2000, this translated into 2,500 to 4,400 additional deaths nationwide."

stop the killing 2

"Two recent automobile surveys confirm that there is a tradeoff between fuel economy and safety. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated the Geo Metro, which gets 44 mpg, at the top of its list of most fuel efficient cars. That same week in October, the Metro ranked near the top of a list compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) -- of the most dangerous cars. The death rate for the two-door Metro was twice as high as the average rate of all cars surveyed.

The IIHS said in a press release that this survey's results "reinforce the conclusion that bigger is better when it comes to protecting people in passenger vehicles from crash death and injuries." Clearly, consumers should be the ones who decide how best to balance their need for fuel economy against safety. "

stop the killing 3

"CAFE kills people," Kazman noted. According to the NHTSA's own data, he pointed out, mandatory fuel requirements cause up to 3,000 deaths per year.

Oh the humanity....