Here&#x27;s a gedankenexperiment for you: I instantaneously and permanently disable every car and car manufactory, thereby reducing all traffic fatalities to zero. Did I make driving safer?<p>I&#x27;m not missing your point, and cbr&#x27;s reply makes it obvious that he isn&#x27;t either. The prevalence of driving is a separate variable from how dangerous it is. Driving is far less dangerous and far more prevalent.