COMPARISON OF PRIORITIES:
In 1972, the Year of the Fuel Crisis, 56,600 Americans were
killed on the highways. Today the rate is about 46,000, a reduction
brought about by the 55 MPH enforced speed limit, and other safety
improvements. The combat deaths during the War in VietNam were
about 46,600; training accidents, sickness and other causes boosted
that total to 56,600—ironically the same as our 1972 highway
fatalities.
Can we Landscape Architects help in saving American lives?
I believe we can.
