Show ( Safety Talks ) Defective Cars in Accidents COMPILATION by the National Safety council of state motor vehicle accident reports shows that 9 per cent of the motor vehicles ve-hicles in fatal accidents were reported re-ported as defective. In non-fatal accidents defective vehicles numbered 4 per cent. The council commented that "it seems certain that mass statistics understate the true importance of this problem. A careful study made several years ago indicated that vehicular defects were at least a contributing cause in 15 per cent of the accidents. |