#7
For adult men aged 15-44 worldwide, road traffic accidents
are the biggest cause of ill-health and premature death.

Source: World Health Organization, World Health Report 1999.
http://www.who.int/whr/



#114
Bicycles use 2% as much energy as cars per passenger-kilometer,
and cost less than 3% as much to purchase.

Source: Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs, 1998.
http://www.dailystarnews.com/199808/09/n8080909.htm



#99
In China, there are 8 automobiles for every 1,000 people.
In India, 7 for every 1,000.
In the United States, 750 for every 1,000.

Source: United Nations Population Division,
World Population Prospects 1950-2050, Demographic Indicators, 1997.

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