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| The fatality rate among youngsters killed in vehicle accidents has reversed gears significantly the past two decades, reports the IU School of Medicine’s Automotive Safety for Children Program.
In 1981, 99 children aged 14 and younger were killed on Hoosier roadways. By 1999, the number was significantly lower at 43, a nearly 60 percent decline. The national rate fell about 46 percent during the same time period. State officials cite seat-belt laws and heightened public awareness of child safety as the reasons for the reduced deaths. http://www.medicine.indiana.edu/news_releases/archive_01/nra01.html
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