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Mar 21, 2008 9:32 pm US/Central

Researchers: High Gas Prices Save Lives

DAVIS, Calif. (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Gas prices over $4.00 per gallon are displayed at a Shell station March 13, 2008, in San Mateo, Calif.
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A bold new study suggests higher gas prices are a good thing when it comes to saving lives.

UC Davis researchers say the skyrocketing prices may lead to significant reductions in vehicle related deaths because people are driving less.

The study also suggests that less demand for gas will also lead to a reduction in air pollution.

"There is less air pollution due to gasoline," said UC Davis Health Economics Professor Dr. Paul Leigh, "and less air pollution also translates into fewer deaths due to air pollution from pulmonary disease as well as heart disease and things of that nature."

The study is publish in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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