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  2. Transportation safety in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, two different U.S. government estimated that there were 33,736 or 32,744 motor vehicle traffic deaths in 2014. [6] [7] The National Safety Council (NSC), a nonprofit safety advocacy group, estimates U.S. motor vehicle deaths in 2016 were 40,200, a 14% increase from its 2014 estimate. [8]

  3. Open carry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Washington [46] Permitless Open carry without permit allowed. Local restrictions preempted. Permit required if carrying a loaded handgun in vehicle. [47] Carrying loaded long guns in a vehicle prohibited. [48] There are exceptions to the CPL for loaded in a vehicle requirement such as coming from or going to a lawful outdoor recreational ...

  4. Heavy metals - Wikipedia

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    Heavy metals are used for ballast in boats, [137] aeroplanes, [138] and motor vehicles; [139] or in balance weights on wheels and crankshafts, [140] gyroscopes, and propellers, [141] and centrifugal clutches, [142] in situations requiring maximum weight in minimum space (for example in watch movements).

  5. Self-driving car - Wikipedia

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    A six-level classification system – ranging from fully manual to fully automated – was published in 2014 by SAE International as J3016, Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to On-Road Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems; the details are revised occasionally. [80]

  6. Timeline of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency (1967) - Wikipedia

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    June 6 – President Johnson signs Executive Order 11357, ordering "that the provisions of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 718, 943), shall be carried out through the National Highway Safety Bureau and the Director thereof." [266]

  7. Willow Run Airport - Wikipedia

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    2006 USGS photo. Willow Run Airport covers 2,392 acres (968 ha) and has two runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations. [1] It is one of two facilities operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the other being Detroit Metropolitan Airport, which replaced Willow Run as the major commercial airport for the region starting in 1958.

  8. Selective Service System - Wikipedia

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    World War I draft card. Lower left corner to be removed by men of African ancestry in order to keep the military segregated. Following the U.S. declaration of war against Germany on 6 April, the Selective Service Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 76) was passed by the 65th United States Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. [10]