“The increase in accidents for 2002 sure looks like a blip to me”
Looks like a sustained, significant increase to me. Let’s add up the numbers. From the linked page, total fatalities 1997 to 2000 were 167176. Total fatalities 2002 to 2005 were 172168. The difference (by the end of 2005, already nearly 3 years ago) is about 5000, more than the total deaths in the 9/11 attacks.
“The increase in accidents for 2002 sure looks like a blip to me”
Looks like a sustained, significant increase to me. Let’s add up the numbers. From the linked page, total fatalities 1997 to 2000 were 167176. Total fatalities 2002 to 2005 were 172168. The difference (by the end of 2005, already nearly 3 years ago) is about 5000, more than the total deaths in the 9/11 attacks.