China: Chinese roads are worst in the world

Chinese roads kill 270 people every day, reports CNN, which means nearly 100,000 a year. To anyone who's been in China, this comes as no surprise. This compares with the U.S., which had approximately 42,000 deaths in 2003, according to DSA, Inc, although I'm assuming China still has less cars than the United States. The Economist puts the numbers even higher, saying:

"680 die and 45,000 are injured every day, according to the World Health
Organisation, compared with around 115 deaths a day in far more motorised
America"

The good news: China's numbers are slowly coming down, reduced by 8% from last year. Let's see what happens when the Olympics come in 2 years - it could look really bad for Beijing.