Ok, now that I have your attention, let me clarify. Actually this was not just one drunk motorist, it was all American Motorists and they were not drunk on alcohol, they were drunk on oil. According to the Center for Disease Control, 1,638 children ages 14 years and younger were killed by American motorists in 2004. <1> Another 220 were killed in non-traffc car-related deaths, <2> and over 214,000 were injured. That is an average of 5 deaths and more than 586 injuries each day attributed to Americans driving their cars.<1>. I guess as long as it is not your child that dies it is ok, right? Visit Car Free LA for help on how to set yourself free from your addiction to the automobile. If you responded to this by saying that everything has a cost, then ask yourself at what point the cost becomes too expensive. How many dead children is too many?

(1) Center for Disease Control, (2006, 02). Child Passenger Safety. Retrieved May 8, 2006, from National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/chldseat.htm

(2) Fennell, Jannette (2004). Kids and Cars Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2006, from Kids and Cars Web site: http://www.kidsandcars.org/