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Transportation deaths fall overall as bicycle fatalities rise
UPI reports 1974 transportation fatalities dropped to 3 541, an 16 percent decline from 1973, with highway deaths down 18 percent amid gas-line driven reduced car use. However bicycle and motorcycle deaths rose 20 percent and 12.4 percent respectively as routes shifted from cars.
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