Traffic Deaths in the United States of Amercia and U. S. Military War Dead in Iraq

First of all, any War Death is a tragic event, just as any death related to an automobile accident is a tragic event. Here is some information that I acquired on a U. S. Department of Transportation Web Site concerning the "Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes by Year for the United States." It is shocking to know of the number who are no longer with us. Did you know that on an annual basis for the last eight years that well over 40,000 U. S. inhabitants are killed in Fatal Automobile Crashes each year. Generally speaking about 30,000 of these deaths involve the drivers and the balance were passengers.

During my recent road trip to the Upper Midwest I stopped at a Kentucky Rest Stop and there was a plaque there which listed the deaths on Kentucky roads for various years. The one that stuck in my mind was for the year 2005 when 985 people lost their lives on the roads of Kentucky.

I, just as you would prefer that we have no more deaths in Iraq or any other country where our U. S. Military is engaged in the conduct in the "War on Terrorism." I also wish that we could all appreciate the lives of our fellow citizens here in the United States of America.

Some thing to think about when we hear on the evening news every day the number of deaths we have experienced in the War on Terrorism in Iraq!!!!!!!