Highway deaths increase

Here's another good reason to build new roads. More than 43,400 people were killed on America's highways last year, up 1.4 percent from 42,836 in 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today. It was the highest number in a single year since 1990, when 44,599 people were killed. As I have said before, better roads are a critical public safety issue. Your comment?