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With the number of cars on the highways and byways of the United States increasing in large numbers every year, automobile accidents are a common sight. Every year more and more people die or are seriously injured in automobile accidents. Alarming Statistics Every year in the United States more than 3 million people are injured in automobile accidents, with more than 2 million of these injuries resulting in some type of permanent disability or death. More than 6 million car accidents occur in the United States every year. Every 14 seconds in the United States a car accident with injuries occurs. Fatal Automobile Accident Statistics There are more than 40,000 car accident-related deaths each year in the U.S. The large number of fatalities have actually been on a decrease in the past few years, largely in part to mandatory seatbelt laws. Most of the car accidents every year could have been prevented if people drove more responsibly. Almost 40% of car accidents that resul