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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Justin Gallagher, Case Western Reserve University(THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español.The automobile is a killer. In the U.S., 36,675 people died in traffic accidents in 2014. The year before, 2.3 million people were injured in traffic accidents. During the past decade, over 438 U.S. municipalities, including 36 of the 50 most populous cities, have employed electronic monitoring
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