When the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case against Mazda Motor of America Inc. over a death allegedly caused by the lack of a shoulder strap in a minivan, it could put automakers on the hook for a wide range of state law claims that courts have long deemed preempted by federal regulation, experts say.
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Motor vehicle collisions remain the leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of three and 34.
More than 3, 400 teens died in motor vehicle crashes in 2009, but that death toll is 60% percent less than in 1975, according to the safety group.
Following his death in December, his widow Penny is giving it to motor trainees at Eastleigh College.
Motor vehicle crashes are among the leading causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Motor vehicle accidents already are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Motor-vehicle crashes are the top cause of death for people ages 15 to 20, according to 2007 figures from the National Center for Health Statistics.
But Dr David Oliver, a consultant in palliative care at a hospice in Kent, told the Five Live programme that the majority of people with motor neurone disease are able to die a peaceful death if they have good palliative care.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle traffic crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States In 2010, there were an estimated 5, 419, 000 police-reported traffic crashes, in which 32, 885 people were killed and 2, 239, 000 people were injured.
In 2009, motor vehicle crashes were the 11th-leading cause of death.
That marked the first time since 1981, when data were first available, that motor vehicle crashes were not among the nation's top 10 causes of death.
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