Here's a news item from the Associated Press:  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials say motor vehicle fatalities across Idaho declined in the past year, dropping to the lowest level since 1975. Idaho Transportation Department Deputy Director Scott Stokes told lawmakers Thursday there were 211 deaths on Idaho roadways last year, the lowest number since 1975. There 226 highway deaths in 2009, compared to 232 in 2008. Stokes told lawmakers on the House and Senate transportation panels that his agency was encouraged by the decline in vehicle fatalities.