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Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt (SussexSaferRoads)
Mexico is in seventh place in the world in the list of countries with the most traffic accidents, the majority for drunk driving, according to information from the Mexican Social Security Institute.
According to the IMSS studies, in addition to alcohol consumption as the principal cause of accidents, they also include talking on the cell phone while driving and sending text messages.
Among the statistics disclosed by the medical institution, was that every year more than 400,000 traffic accidents are reported, which cause more than 15,000 deaths and highlighted are accidents for driving drunk.
Mexico has 78.4 deaths per 100,000 miles driven. The US has 15 deaths per 100,000 miles driven.
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