Abstract
Every year, close to 6,500 deaths from traffic accidents are registered in the State of São Paulo (Infosiga SP and Detran. SP), with four times this number of permanent physical damage, and close to 39,000 hospitalizations of residents of the state. Of this total, 82% are men and 44% are aged between 20 and 39 years. The total corresponds to a rate of 15 deaths for every 100,000 inhabitan…