It shows that vehicle traffic deaths plunged from the 1920s until 1970, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was formed, and has improved slowly ever since.

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Finally, we noted how well each vehicle performed in crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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