America is becoming a safer place to live, the annual report of the Coalition for Consumer Health & Safety says.
There were dramatic improvements in four key health and safety areas in recent years:- Motor vehicle deaths in 1992 declined to 39,500, the lowest highway death toll in 30 years.
- Cigarette smoking is declining in all age groups.
- Alcohol consumption is still falling.
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- The number of deaths and injuries caused by consumer products is declining.