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Tech, Human Errors Drive Growing Death Toll In Auto Crashes

Last year, Americans logged more than 3.1 trillion miles and 35,092 people died on the nation's roadways. Now, there's a plan to eliminate traffic fatalities within 30 years.

Officials investigate a fatal head-on collision on Route 1 at the town line of Wiscasset and Woolwich in Maine in May. Derek Davis/Press Herald via Getty Images hide caption

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Human Errors Drive Growing Death Toll In Auto Crashes

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When California Gov. Jerry Brown mandated water cutbacks in 2015, many people responded by having the grass taken out of their lawns and replacing it with more drought-friendly landscaping. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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California's Dire Drought Message Wanes, Conservation Levels Drop

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VP Candidate Kaine: Trump Is 'Attacking Central Pillar Of Our Democracy'

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