you know what annoys me, the fact that while driving to the beach you are faced with a MUCH MUCH MUCH greater risk of injury/death than you are when you get in the water. These facts come from the US but they still illustrate the point the fishing community should be pushing very hardCar Crash Stats: There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005.The financial cost of these crashes is more than 230 Billion dollars. 2.9 million people were injured and 42,636 people killed.About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States -- one death every 13 minute