Alcohol/drugs, speeding, pre-existing medical condition, borrowed car (unfamiliar?), and NO seatbelts. Yup, they're GM's fault, too, I guess.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...0103/304110092
One out of 13 deaths in Canada, where the Number 1 and 2-selling GM cars were generally the Cobalt and G5, during the '05-'09 model years. In fact, a disproportionately HIGH (no pun) number of those cars were sold, production-wise; some years 20+%. Canada suffers from arguably worse weather conditions to drive in. Impaired driving penalties are severe, both for fines/suspensions/jail AND insurance premiums. So what gives?
EVERY province has MANDATORY SEATBELT USAGE laws...and an unscientific survey, in this case, would say seatbelts are worthy of constant use.
US (2008) - 55% of those killed in passenger vehicle occupant crashes were not wearing a seat belt. Seatbelt usage = 84%
Canada (2010) - 34% were not wearing seatbelts. Canadian seatbelt usage = 93%.