(click to enlarge)The stats for 2009 were published by the official counters of these things in Argentina yesterday, an organization known as 'luchemos por la vida'. At 7,885 deaths last year there was a minimal 4% drop, but it's still one helluva dangerous place to hang on the roads. By way of context with a similar sized serious country, The UK saw 2,943 deaths in 2007 (60m inhabitants to the 40m or so in Argentina).
No need for the Martin Redrado soap opera to show that Argentina is not a serious country. The evidence abounds.