Michael wrote:
Thomas Borchert wrote

Both car and GA accident rates have dramatically declined with
technical
improvements to safety over the last decades. This expert is simply
not supported
by the numbers.

Actually, that's not true at all. FATALITY rates have improved
dramatically; accident rates are actually up.

One sample State of Florida says it is true. Between 1978-1998,
licensed drivers doubled, vehicle miles doubled, small increase in
roads. But total crashes actually decreased about 1/3, with small
increase in total deaths. Complete charts at:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/...SourceBook.pdf

Fred F.