DRIVING HAZARDS more dangerous than unintended acceleration.

I went through the data and made some quick estimates. There are roughly 37,000 highway deaths annually, of which some 12,000 will be attributed to drunk driving; 6,000 will be attributed to distraction (e.g., cell phones/texting); 7,500 will be weather-related; 1,500 will be attributed to drowsiness; and the remaining 10,000 will be attributed to miscellaneous/other factors. Four will be attributed to “unintended acceleration.”

Drunk, distracted, and miscellaneous/other account for about 75% (3/4) of all fatalities annually; unintended acceleration less than 0.01%.

So drive carefully and watch out for the loose nut behind the wheel.

Link from Instapundit.