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===Road accidents=== In 2018, there were about 393,062 cars registered in Namibia (169,911 in the capital Windhoek).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mvafund.com.na/index.php/shortcode/accordion/tab?download=116:road-crash-and-claims-report-2018| title = ''Crash and Claims Reports 2018.'' Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, 2018, p. 46.}}</ref> Namibia has a relatively high prevalence of road accidents, compared to its sparse population. In 2011, 491 people died in 2,846 crashes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=91709&no_cache=1 |title=Road accidents claim 60 lives |last=Smith |first=Jana-Mari |date=3 January 2012 |work=[[The Namibian]]}}</ref> Causes are often speeding and reckless driving, as well as general non-observance of traffic rules.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.economist.com.na/general-news/22-general-news-2011/319-road-accidents-claim-more-lives |title = Road accidents claim more lives |last = Khobetsi |first = Lorato |year = 2011 |work = [[Namibia Economist]] |access-date = 27 November 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151017170615/http://www.economist.com.na/general-news/22-general-news-2011/319-road-accidents-claim-more-lives |archive-date = 17 October 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Stray animals are also a major cause of accidents, particularly in the [[Kavango Region]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=41884&title=Gang%20attacks%20herders |title = Stray animals major cause of accidents |last = Matali |first = Mutonga |work = [[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]] |access-date = 27 November 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150857/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=41884&title=Gang%20attacks%20herders |archive-date = 2012-05-27 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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