BRAKELIGHT: March 1953

BRAKELIGHT: March 1953

In the 1950s, there were 36,190 people who died in motor vehicle crashes. In 2014, 32,675 people died. While that may not appear to be a dramatic decrease, Americans drove six times the number of miles in 2014 than they did in 1953.

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Brake and Front End, March 1953

 

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