据新华社电讯，公安部交通管理局2001年4月2日提供的数据显示，去年全国平均每天发生交通事故1690起，死亡257人，受伤1147人，直接经济损失达731万元。有关人士指出，我国交通管理同发达国家相比，还处于落后阶段。预计我国国民经济在今后一段时期内持续快速增长的同时，道路 According to Xinhua News Agency, the data provided by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security on April 2, 2001, there were 1,690 traffic accidents a day on average last year with 257 fatalities and 1,147 injured and a direct economic loss of 7.31 million yuan. Concerned people pointed out that compared with the developed countries, our country’s traffic management is still in a backward stage. It is expected that the national economy of our country will continue to grow rapidly and at the same time, the road will be maintained for some time to come