This second mission is supposed to loft the Proba-V satellite to collect data on land cover and vegetation changes over the entire globe every couple of days.

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The AAA Foundation report was based on the most recent U.S. data available, and current generation cars, pickup trucks, vans, and S.U.V.

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This is significant, according to the foundation, as 40 percent of pedestrians that were killed or injured were struck by a pickup truck, van, or S.U.V. (sport utility vehicle) in 2009, the most recent year for which data is available.

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