Bright Spot In A Dim Economy: Big-Rig Fatalities Way Down In 2009
 

http://images.thecarconnection.com/t...00316483_t.gif The economy has no doubt left some casualties over the past couple of years, but it's also saving lives on the road. In an abrupt trend that can only be attributed to a downturn in freight activity, far fewer crashes involved semis and large trucks in 2009 than in 2008. According to 2009 numbers from the federal government's Fatality Analysis...

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