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To: RealMuLan who wrote (1481)	11/17/2003 5:17:28 PM
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China's 2002 road toll: 109,263 Bad driving is cited as main cause of carnage Traffic accidents have killed nearly 76,000 so far this year BEIJING (AP) - More than 100,000 people died in traffic accidents in China last year and nearly 76,000 are dead so far this year, part of what one official newspaper warned Monday was part of an upsurge linked to drivers who fail to follow the rules of the road. The Ministry of Public Security reported the number of 2002 traffic deaths at 109,363 - equivalent to the population of a mid-sized city and a figure that represents 78 per cent of those killed in all accidents across the country, according to the state-controlled newspaper China Daily. The deaths reflected a 6.3 per cent increase over those recorded in 1986. The newspaper said 75,841 people were killed in traffic accidents during the first nine months of this year. "The main cause for these accidents is that drivers did not pay attention to traffic rules and regulations," China Daily said, citing the ministry. thestar.com