&gt; It&#x27;s sadly not surprising how many people are killed on the roads.<p>In 2013, US, total number of traffic deaths was 32719. Total number of miles driven: 2,946,000,000,000.<p>Miles driven per one death: 90,039,426<p>It&#x27;s not even one-in-a-million chance of dying. It&#x27;s one-in-90-million chance. That is really very good odds. Driving is really quite safe and getting safer all the time. Cars manufactured today have safety systems and braking ability, traction control and other safety measures that are basically incomparable to cars made 20-30 years ago. The speed limits are still the same for everyone though. The whole point of a car is to quickly get from one location to another.