Total highway fatalities (in the US) have gone down since their peak in the 70s. This despite the fact that the population of the US has grown tremendously and the total vehicle-miles driven has grown even more so. The number of fatalities per vehicle mile has dropped by nearly a factor of 5 since 50 years ago (and has fallen 20% in the last decade alone).
If people are driving more dangerously, the data surely doesn't show it.
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Total highway fatalities (in the US) have gone down since their peak in the 70s. This despite the fact that the population of the US has grown tremendously and the total vehicle-miles driven has grown even more so. The number of fatalities per vehicle mile has dropped by nearly a factor of 5 since 50 years ago (and has fallen 20% in the last decade alone).
If people are driving more dangerously, the data surely doesn't show it.