THE COST OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS The playing area of football field measures 300 feet by 160 feet. United States currency measures about 2 5/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches. If a football field was completely covered with one dollar bills, then a layer of two dollar bills, then a layer of five dollar bills, then a layer of ten dollar bills, then a layer of twenty dollar bills, then a layer of fifty dollar bills, then a layer of hundred dollar bills, then a layer of five hundred dollar bills, then layer of one thousand dollar bills - THEN completely covered again with three more layers more layers of one dollar bills, three more layers of two dollar bills, three more layers of five dollar bills, three more layers of ten dollar bills, three more layers of twenty dollar bills, three more layers of fifty dollar bills, three more layers of one hundred dollar bills, three more layers of five hundred dollar bills, three more layers of one thousand dollar bills- THEN on top of these thirty -six layers of money, place ninety-seven more layers of fifty dollar bills-the money on that football field would still not represent the economic loss suffered from traffic accidents in Texas for the year 1990. The $4,994,000,000 estimated loss for this one year would buy 10,000 homes at $80,000 each 10,000 refrigerators at $700 each 10,000 electric ranges at $600 each 10,000 TV sets at $700 each 10,000 dishwashers at $500 each 10,000 automobiles at $10,000 each 10,000 central air conditioning units at $2,500 each and furnish the head of each of the 10,000 households with a bank account of $404,400. Statistical Services Texas Department of Public Safety P.O. Box 4087 Austin, Texas 78773-0001